U+1344D "𓑍" Egyptian Hieroglyph Modifier Damaged at Start and Top Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𓑍

U+1344D "𓑍" Egyptian Hieroglyph Modifier Damaged at Start and Top is a formatting glyph used within the Egyptian Hieroglyph Format Controls block to indicate that the beginning and upper portion of a preceding hieroglyph are damaged or missing in the source text. This modifier is part of a set of control characters designed to preserve the visual and structural integrity of ancient inscriptions in digital encoding, allowing scholars to mark areas where the original artifact is incomplete without altering the underlying text. Its inclusion helps maintain fidelity to archaeological records, ensuring that readers and researchers understand that the affected sign is not fully legible due to physical deterioration.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1344D
Version Added	15.0
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph Modifier Damaged at Start and Top
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 0x8D
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80D 0xDC4D
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001344D
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80d\udc4d

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

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