U+13404 "𓐄" Egyptian Hieroglyph Z016 Unicode Character

U+13404 "𓐄" Egyptian Hieroglyph Z016 is a specific glyph from the ancient Egyptian writing system, classified under the Z group of signs typically representing items like matting or geometric patterns. This particular character, often described as a horizontal or vertical row of alternating rectangles or squares, is thought to represent the weave of a mat or a related textile pattern, and it was used in hieroglyphic inscriptions as a determinative or phonetic complement. In the standardized Unicode encoding, it is part of the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, which was added to facilitate digital representation and study of this historic script, allowing scholars and enthusiasts to accurately reproduce and analyze texts from ancient Egypt.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13404
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph Z016
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓐄
HTML Hex Encoding	𓐄
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x90 0x84
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80D 0xDC04
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013404
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80d\udc04

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	Z-01-034
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Func	Logogram (one, sole)
kEH_FVal	wꜥ
kEH_UniK	Z016