U+1344A "𓑊" Egyptian Hieroglyph Modifier Damaged at Top End Unicode Character

U+1344A "𓑊" Egyptian Hieroglyph Modifier Damaged at Top End is a specialized sign used within the Egyptian Hieroglyph format controls block to indicate that the top extremity of a preceding hieroglyph is broken, chipped, or otherwise missing in the original source inscription. This modifier does not represent a standalone glyph with inherent meaning but instead functions as a diacritical markup element for scholars and digital text encoding, allowing precise documentation of physical damage to ancient carvings. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard supports accurate digital preservation and academic study of Egyptian hieroglyphic texts by enabling the representation of textual lacunae caused by deterioration over time.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1344A
Version Added	15.0
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph Modifier Damaged at Top End
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyph Format Controls
General Category	Nonspacing Mark
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Nonspacing Mark

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓑊
HTML Hex Encoding	𓑊
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x91 0x8A
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80D 0xDC4A
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001344A
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80d\udc4a

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	Combining Mark
Case Ignorable	Yes
Script	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Script Extensions	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
Indic Conjunct Break	Extend
ID Continue	Yes
XID Continue	Yes
Diacritic	Yes
Vertical Orientation	Upright
Grapheme Extend	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Extend
Word Break	Extend
Sentence Break	Extend

Unikemet Data

kEH_Core

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