U+1340B "𓐋" Egyptian Hieroglyph Z016G Unicode Character

U+1340B "𓐋" Egyptian Hieroglyph Z016G is a glyph from the extended Egyptian Hieroglyph block, part of a set of signs used in ancient Egyptian writing to represent specific phonetic sounds or logographic concepts. This particular character, classified under Gardiner’s sign list as a variant of a folded cloth or related determinative, often functions as a phonetic symbol for the consonant combinations involving the sound “w” or as an ideographic marker in certain contexts. It appears primarily in Middle Egyptian texts, carved on temple walls, papyri, and funerary inscriptions, contributing to the rich visual and linguistic system that underpinned the writing of one of history's great civilizations.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1340B
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph Z016G
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓐋
HTML Hex Encoding	𓐋
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x90 0x8B
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80D 0xDC0B
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001340B
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80d\udc0b

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-01-041
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Func	Logogram ḫmn (eight)/Logogram ḫmnw (Hermopolis)
kEH_FVal	ḫmn & ḫmnw
kEH_UniK	Z016G