U+1342D "𓐭" Egyptian Hieroglyph Aa031 Unicode Character

U+1342D "𓐭" Egyptian Hieroglyph Aa031 is a sign from the Gardiner sign list classified under the category of "Aa" which denotes unclassified or uncertain hieroglyphs, typically representing objects or abstract concepts whose phonetic values or exact meanings are not fully established. This particular glyph, which appears as a vertical, slightly curved line or stroke, is believed to have been used in ancient Egyptian writing primarily as a determinative or phonetic complement within specific words, though its precise function remains a subject of scholarly research due to the limited number of attested occurrences. As part of the Unicode Standard, it is encoded in the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block (U+13000 to U+1342F) to enable digital representation and preservation of this ancient writing system.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1342D
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph Aa031
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓐭
HTML Hex Encoding	𓐭
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x90 0xAD
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80D 0xDC2D
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001342D
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80d\udc2d

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-23-008
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	An ornamental chevaux de frise on top of walls, with a flat base.
kEH_Func	Logogram (ornament)
kEH_FVal	ẖkr
kEH_UniK	AA031