U+13311 "𓌑" Egyptian Hieroglyph T008A Unicode Character

U+13311 "𓌑" Egyptian Hieroglyph T008A is a hieroglyphic symbol from the Egyptian writing system, specifically belonging to the Gardiner sign list category T for military, hunting, and butchery equipment. This sign depicts a sickle or scimitar-like blade, often interpreted as a type of curved knife or a warrior’s weapon used in ancient Egypt for combat or ceremonial purposes. Carved into stone or written on papyrus, it functioned as a phonetic or determinative element within hieroglyphic texts, contributing to the words for cutting, fighting, or weaponry depending on its context. As part of the Unicode Standard, this character allows for the precise digital representation of ancient Egyptian inscriptions, preserving a small but significant piece of a writing system that dates back over five thousand years.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13311
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph T008A
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓌑
HTML Hex Encoding	𓌑
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x8C 0x91
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDF11
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013311
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\udf11

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	T-05-005
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A dagger with a pointed tip.
kEH_Func	Phonemogram
kEH_FVal	tp
kEH_UniK	T008A
kEH_JSesh	T8A
kEH_HG	T8A