U+1342C "𓐬" Egyptian Hieroglyph Aa030 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𓐬

U+1342C "𓐬" Egyptian Hieroglyph Aa030 is a sign from the ancient Egyptian writing system, specifically categorized under the group "Aa" (unclassified or ambiguous signs) in Gardiner's sign list. It depicts a stylized representation often interpreted as a bundle of reeds or a similar vegetal motif, though its precise phonetic value or semantic role in hieroglyphic texts remains uncertain and is sometimes associated with concepts of growth, binding, or ritual objects. This character was added to the Unicode Standard in version 12.0 (2019) as part of the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, allowing for digital representation of the full range of known hieroglyphic signs used in ancient Egyptian literature and inscriptions.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1342C
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph Aa030
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓐬
HTML Hex Encoding	𓐬
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x90 0xAC
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80D 0xDC2C
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001342C
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80d\udc2c

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	O-23-001
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	An ornamental chevaux de frise on top of walls, with a circle dividing the top and base.
kEH_Func	Logogram (ornament)
kEH_FVal	ẖkr
kEH_UniK	AA030
kEH_JSesh	Aa30
kEH_HG	AA30
kEH_IFAO	480,12