U+1336E "𓍮" Egyptian Hieroglyph V003 Unicode Character

U+1336E "𓍮" Egyptian Hieroglyph V003 is a symbol from the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, specifically representing a coiled rope or a lasso, often associated with the phonetic value "w" or "u" in ancient Egyptian writing. This glyph belongs to the Gardiner classification V003, which includes items related to cordage and binding, and it was used as a uniliteral sign in the hieroglyphic script to denote the sound of the consonant "w". Its visual depiction of a twisted or looped cord reflects the practical origins of such signs in everyday ancient Egyptian tools and materials, serving both a linguistic and representational function in monumental inscriptions and papyri.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1336E
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph V003
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓍮
HTML Hex Encoding	𓍮
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x8D 0xAE
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDF6E
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001336E
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\udf6e

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	V-01-021
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A horizontal line, intersected in the middle by three coils of rope (V1).
kEH_Func	Phonemogram
kEH_FVal	sṯꜣ.w
kEH_UniK	V003
kEH_JSesh	V3
kEH_HG	V3
kEH_IFAO	431,13