U+1339B "𓎛" Egyptian Hieroglyph V028 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𓎛

U+1339B "𓎛" Egyptian Hieroglyph V028 is a representation of a rope or a tether, specifically the hieroglyph for a hobble or an animal restraint, and it corresponds to the phonetic value of "h" in transliteration. This glyph belongs to the category of cordage and fiber signs in the Egyptian hieroglyphic script and was commonly used in religious and funerary texts, such as those found in the Pyramid Texts, where it could symbolize binding, protection, or the control of chaotic forces. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for the digital preservation and typesetting of ancient Egyptian writing in modern computing environments, bridging millennia of linguistic history with contemporary technology.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1339B
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph V028
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓎛
HTML Hex Encoding	𓎛
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x8E 0x9B
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDF9B
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001339B
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\udf9b

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-08-001
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A wick of twisted flax, consisting of three loops.
kEH_Func	Phonemogram
kEH_FVal	ḥ
kEH_UniK	V028
kEH_JSesh	V28
kEH_HG	V28
kEH_IFAO	439,6