U+132FE "𓋾" Egyptian Hieroglyph S038 Unicode Character

U+132FE "𓋾" Egyptian Hieroglyph S038 is a sign from the ancient Egyptian writing system, specifically classified under the "Crowns, Dress, Staves" category of the Gardiner sign list. It depicts a folded cloth or a garment, often interpreted as a piece of linen or a sash, and was used ideographically in inscriptions to represent concepts related to clothing, binding, or wrapping. This hieroglyph appears in religious and funerary texts, such as the Pyramid Texts, where it could carry symbolic meanings tied to protection or the enfolding of the deceased. As part of the Unicode Standard, it enables the digital preservation and scholarly study of Egyptian hieroglyphs, allowing accurate representation of this ancient script in modern text.

General Properties

Code Point	U+132FE
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph S038
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓋾
HTML Hex Encoding	𓋾
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x8B 0xBE
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDEFE
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000132FE
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\udefe

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	None
Numeric Value	NaN
Line Break	Alphabetic
Script	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Script Extensions	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
ID Start	Yes
XID Start	Yes
ID Continue	Yes
XID Continue	Yes
Alphabetic	Yes
Vertical Orientation	Upright
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break	OLetter

Unikemet Data

kEH_Cat	S-22-001
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A crook.
kEH_Func	Phonemogram
kEH_FVal	ḥḳꜣ
kEH_UniK	S038
kEH_JSesh	S38
kEH_HG	S38
kEH_IFAO	384,7