U+13346 "𓍆" Egyptian Hieroglyph U018 Unicode Character

U+13346 "𓍆" Egyptian Hieroglyph U018 is a representation of a hoe or an adze, specifically categorized under the "Tools" section of the Gardiner sign list. This glyph, often associated with the phonetic value "mr" in ancient Egyptian writing, depicts a wooden tool with a curved blade used for agricultural or construction purposes. It appears in inscriptions from the Old Kingdom onward, frequently in funerary texts and offering scenes where it symbolizes the act of breaking ground or preparing the soil, thereby linking it to themes of labor, provision, and the afterlife. As part of the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block in the Unicode Standard, it enables digital preservation and study of this ancient script across modern platforms.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13346
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph U018
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓍆
HTML Hex Encoding	𓍆
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x8D 0x86
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDF46
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013346
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\udf46

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	U-07-001
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A hoe or pick excavating a rectangular pool with sloping sides (N38), with the handle angling downwards.
kEH_Func	Logogram (to found, to establish, to hunt, to lay (a trap))
kEH_FVal	grg
kEH_UniK	U018
kEH_JSesh	U18
kEH_HG	U18
kEH_IFAO	394,4