U+133C2 "𓏂" Egyptian Hieroglyph W016 Unicode Character

U+133C2 "𓏂" Egyptian Hieroglyph W016 is a hieroglyphic symbol from the Egyptian script representing a ceramic vessel or pot, typically associated with liquids or offerings in ancient Egyptian inscriptions. Part of the Unicode Standard's Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, this character belongs to Gardiner’s sign list under category W, which covers vessels of stone and pottery. Its form, a rounded jar with a narrow neck and flared rim, reflects its use in funerary and religious contexts, often appearing in texts to denote words like “oil” or “container” as a determinative or ideogram. The inclusion of this glyph in Unicode enables digital representation and accurate encoding of ancient Egyptian writings for scholars, linguists, and modern documentation purposes.

General Properties

Code Point	U+133C2
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph W016
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓏂
HTML Hex Encoding	𓏂
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x8F 0x82
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDFC2
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000133C2
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\udfc2

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	W-06-032
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A tall water pot with a spout at the back, with a forward, downward line of liquid coming from the top of the vessel; inside a ring-stand.
kEH_Func	Classifier libation water
kEH_FVal	ḳbḥ
kEH_UniK	W016
kEH_JSesh	W16
kEH_HG	W16
kEH_IFAO	452,5