U+13432 "" Egyptian Hieroglyph Insert at Top Start Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+13432 "" Egyptian Hieroglyph Insert at Top Start is a specialized control character used in the digital encoding of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic texts, specifically to mark the beginning point where a new text segment or insertion should be placed above the existing line of hieroglyphs. It functions as a formatting or layout directive rather than a standalone hieroglyphic sign, helping to manage the complex spatial arrangement of Egyptological documents where multiple strings of text are stacked or interleaved. This character belongs to the Egyptian Hieroglyph Format Controls block, which was added to the Unicode Standard to accurately represent the intricate writing system of ancient Egypt, where sign placement relative to other signs carries grammatical and semantic meaning. Its practical use is primarily in scholarly digital editions, where it ensures that inserted text appears correctly at the top of the correct segment during rendering, thus preserving the fidelity of the orig
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𓐲 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𓐲 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x93 0x90 0xB2 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD80D 0xDC32 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00013432 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud80d\udc32 |
Unicode Properties
Unikemet Data