U+133E3 "𓏣" Egyptian Hieroglyph Y008 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𓏣

U+133E3 "𓏣" Egyptian Hieroglyph Y008 is a symbol from the ancient Egyptian writing system, specifically categorized under the "Y" group in Gardiner's sign list, which typically represents objects related to writing, games, or music. This particular hieroglyph depicts a stylized game board or gaming piece, often associated with the board game senet, a popular pastime in ancient Egypt that also held religious significance as a representation of the journey through the afterlife. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for digital representation and study of Egyptian hieroglyphs, preserving this cultural artifact for modern text processing and historical research.

General Properties

Code Point	U+133E3
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph Y008
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓏣
HTML Hex Encoding	𓏣
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x8F 0xA3
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDFE3
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000133E3
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\udfe3

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	Y-06-016
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A sistrum, with the top piece in the form of a shrine encased by two curls.
kEH_Func	Classifier sistrum
kEH_FVal	sḫm
kEH_UniK	Y008
kEH_JSesh	Y8
kEH_HG	Y8
kEH_IFAO	468,1