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

Code Point U+13432
Version Added 12.0
Name Egyptian Hieroglyph Insert at Top Start
Block Egyptian Hieroglyph Format Controls
General Category Format
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

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

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Joining Type Transparent
Line Break Non-breaking (“Glue”)
Case Ignorable Yes
Script Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Script Extensions Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Indic Syllabic Category Other
Vertical Orientation Upright
Grapheme Cluster Break Control
Word Break Format
Sentence Break Format

Unikemet Data

kEH_Core N