U+13370 "𓍰" Egyptian Hieroglyph V005 Unicode Character

U+13370 "𓍰" Egyptian Hieroglyph V005 is a sign from the Gardiner sign list, specifically categorized under the section for ropes, fibers, and baskets, and it depicts a knotted rope or a similar binding element. This hieroglyph was used in ancient Egyptian writing to represent the phonetic sound "w" or "ȝ" in certain contexts, often serving as a phonogram within larger word structures. It appears in inscriptions and religious texts from the time of the Old Kingdom onward, contributing to the rich system of logographic and phonetic symbols that formed the basis of Egyptian language expression. The encoding of this character in Unicode allows for the digital preservation and typographic rendering of this historical symbol in modern computing environments.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13370
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph V005
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓍰
HTML Hex Encoding	𓍰
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x8D 0xB0
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDF70
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013370
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\udf70

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-01-036
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A looped rope, with two small loops at the bottom, and a small loop within a big loop above the small loops.
kEH_Func	Logogram (foundation)
kEH_FVal	snṯ
kEH_UniK	V005
kEH_JSesh	V5
kEH_HG	V5