U+13493 "𓒓" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+13493 "𓒓" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a symbol from the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, specifically classified as an unidentified or placeholder hieroglyph often designated with a generic numbering system due to its uncertain reading or function. This particular glyph appears in ancient Egyptian script as a depiction of a fowl or bird-like form, commonly associated with the category of birds or avian determinatives, though its precise phonetic value and usage in texts remain debated among scholars. It was encoded in Unicode version 5.2 in 2009 as part of the effort to digitally represent the thousands of hieroglyphs from the Middle Egyptian period, allowing for modern text processing and study of this ancient writing system.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13493
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	𓒓
HTML Hex Encoding	𓒓
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x92 0x93
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80D 0xDC93
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013493
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80d\udc93

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-02-022
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	Man, standing, right arm outstretched before him, with the left arm bent, hand on the waist.
kEH_Func	Phonemogram
kEH_FVal	ꞽn
kEH_UniK	HJ A362
kEH_JSesh	A362
kEH_HG	A362
kEH_IFAO	4,8