U+13451 "ð“‘‘" Egyptian Hieroglyph Modifier Damaged at Start and Bottom Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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U+13451 "ð“‘‘" Egyptian Hieroglyph Modifier Damaged at Start and Bottom is a specialized formatting mark used within the Egyptian Hieroglyph format controls block, designed to indicate that the start and bottom portions of a preceding hieroglyphic sign are damaged or missing in the source text or artifact. Unlike standard hieroglyphs that represent specific words or sounds, this modifier does not carry phonetic or semantic meaning on its own; instead, it functions as a textual annotation to preserve the visual and philological integrity of damaged inscriptions, allowing scholars to digitally represent fragments or lacunae in ancient Egyptian writing. Its inclusion in Unicode supports accurate academic transcription and digital epigraphy by encoding the state of preservation rather than the content of the sign.

General Properties

Code Point U+13451
Version Added 15.0
Name Egyptian Hieroglyph Modifier Damaged at Start and Bottom
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 0x91
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD80D 0xDC51
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00013451
C/C++/Java Escape \ud80d\udc51

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 N