U+13357 "𓍗" Egyptian Hieroglyph U032A Unicode Character

U+13357 "𓍗" Egyptian Hieroglyph U032A is a representation of a specific pictographic sign from the ancient Egyptian writing system, part of the Unicode block for Egyptian Hieroglyphs covering the Gardiner's sign list. This particular glyph, known in Gardiner's classification as U32A, depicts a tall, narrow object typically identified as a "grain measure" or a "bushel," often associated with measuring or quantifying grain, a key commodity in ancient Egyptian economy and religious offerings. It was used in hieroglyphic texts to represent the word for "measure" and appears in inscriptions related to agricultural administration, temple inventories, and funerary contexts, providing modern scholars and digital linguists with a standardized way to encode and study this ancient symbol across electronic platforms.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13357
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph U032A
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓍗
HTML Hex Encoding	𓍗
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x8D 0x97
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDF57
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013357
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\udf57

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-12-008
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A pestle with a handle/tick at the front.
kEH_Func	Phono-repeater
kEH_FVal	smn
kEH_UniK	U032A