U+1CD6E "𜵮" Block Octant-134567 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𜵮

U+1CD6E "𜵮" Block Octant-134567 is a rare and newly encoded symbol found in the Unicode block for ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic script controls, specifically classified under the "Egyptian Hieroglyph Format Controls" range. This particular character functions as a formatting control rather than a standard glyph, used to indicate that a preceding hieroglyph should be placed in a specific spatial arrangement known as octant 134567. By signaling this block arrangement, the character helps text rendering software correctly position the hieroglyphic signs within a two dimensional grid, which is essential for accurately representing the complex layout of ancient Egyptian writing. Its inclusion supports the precise digital preservation and display of historical texts.

General Properties

Code Point U+1CD6E
Version Added 16.0
Name Block Octant-134567
Block Symbols for Legacy Computing Supplement
General Category Other Symbol
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Other Neutral

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𜵮
HTML Hex Encoding 𜵮
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x9C 0xB5 0xAE
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD833 0xDD6E
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001CD6E
C/C++/Java Escape \ud833\udd6e

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Alphabetic
Script Common
Script Extensions Common
Indic Syllabic Category Other
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Other
Sentence Break Other