Egyptian Hieroglyph Format Controls Explained

Blockname:Egyptian Hieroglyph Format Controls
Rangestart:13430
Rangeend:1345F
Script1:Egyptian Hieroglyphs
12 0:9
15 0:29
Note:[1] [2]
The block range was expanded from U+13430..1343F to U+13430..1345F with version 15.0.

Egyptian Hieroglyph Format Controls is a Unicode block containing formatting characters that enable full formatting of quadrats for Egyptian hieroglyphs.

The block size was expanded by 32 code points in Unicode version 15.0 (version 14: → version 15:), and 29 more characters were defined.

Block

The Egyptian Hieroglyph Format Controls block has four variation sequences defined for standardized variants.[3]

Variation selector-1 (VS1) (U+FE00) can be used to expand "lost" sign shading to achieve 'continuous shading' for the following characters:[4] [5]

History

The following Unicode-related documents record the purpose and process of defining specific characters in the Egyptian Hieroglyph Format Controls block:

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Unicode character database. The Unicode Standard. 2023-07-26.
  2. Web site: Enumerated Versions of The Unicode Standard. The Unicode Standard. 2023-07-26.
  3. Web site: Unicode Character Database: Standardized Variation Sequences. The Unicode Consortium.
  4. Book: The Unicode Standard, Version 15.0 . 11.4 Egyptian Hieroglyphs, Lost Signs . Unicode, Inc . September 2022 .
  5. Web site: Additional control characters for Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic texts. 2021-12-22.