U+13464 "𓑤" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+13464 "𓑤" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a sign from the ancient Egyptian writing system, designated as part of the Egyptian Hieroglyph block in the Unicode Standard, which encodes over a thousand hieroglyphs for digital representation. This specific character, often referred to by a Gardiner code or descriptive label like "anvil" or "baker" based on its shape, depicts a symbol used in inscriptions from the Old Kingdom onward, typically representing a phonetic sound or a semantic determinant. It serves as a vital tool for scholars and linguists to accurately render hieroglyphic texts in modern digital environments, preserving the ancient language for research, education, and cultural heritage. Despite its obscure appearance to non-specialists, this character plays a key role in the ongoing effort to standardize and archive humanity's written history.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13464
Version Added	16.0
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph-#
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs Extended-A
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓑤
HTML Hex Encoding	𓑤
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x91 0xA4
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80D 0xDC64
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013464
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80d\udc64

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	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Script Extensions	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
ID Start	Yes
XID Start	Yes
ID Continue	Yes
XID Continue	Yes
Alphabetic	Yes
Vertical Orientation	Upright
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break	OLetter

Unikemet Data

kEH_Cat	A-01-007
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	Man, squatting, both knees forwards, knees horizontal, right arm raised, left arm in front of body.
kEH_Func	Classifier court, entourage
kEH_FVal	šny.t
kEH_UniK	A001I