U+1335F "𓍟" Egyptian Hieroglyph U040 Unicode Character

U+1335F "𓍟" Egyptian Hieroglyph U040 is a specific glyph from the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, representing a stylized depiction of a pot or vessel, often associated with the concept of libation, purification, or offering in ancient Egyptian writing and culture. This particular sign, cataloged in the Gardiner list under the category of vessels and objects, typically appears in religious and funerary texts as a determinative or ideogram for words related to liquids, pouring, or ritual cleansing. Its design captures the essential form of a narrow-necked jar with a flared rim, reflecting the material culture of ancient Egypt and providing modern scholars and digital users a standardized way to include this historic symbol in text, research, and digital epigraphy.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1335F
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph U040
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓍟
HTML Hex Encoding	𓍟
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x8D 0x9F
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDF5F
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001335F
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\udf5f

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-16-026
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	The semi-Hieratic form of a pole of a balance.
kEH_Func	Phonemogram
kEH_FVal	rs
kEH_UniK	U040
kEH_JSesh	U40
kEH_HG	U40
kEH_IFAO	406,14