U+1335D "𓍝" Egyptian Hieroglyph U038 Unicode Character

U+1335D "𓍝" Egyptian Hieroglyph U038 is a representation of a specific sign from the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic script, classified under the category of tools and implements. This glyph depicts a scribe's palette and reed brush, a set of essential writing instruments that were deeply symbolic in Egyptian culture, often associated with the god Thoth and the act of creation and record-keeping. It belongs to the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block in Unicode, which enables the digital preservation and study of this historic writing system.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1335D
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph U038
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓍝
HTML Hex Encoding	𓍝
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x8D 0x9D
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDF5D
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001335D
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\udf5d

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-16-004
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A balance, with a plummet resembling a heart (F34).
kEH_Func	Logogram (balance)
kEH_FVal	mḫꜣ.t
kEH_UniK	U038
kEH_JSesh	U38
kEH_HG	U38
kEH_IFAO	405,8