U+13553 "𓕓" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𓕓

U+13553 "𓕓" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph from the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, which was added to the Unicode Standard to enable digital representation of the ancient Egyptian writing system. This particular character, cataloged as number Z1 in Gardiner's sign list, depicts a horizontal stroke or single horizontal line, often used as a phonetic complement or a determinative in hieroglyphic inscriptions. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for its use in modern digital texts, historical documentation, and linguistic research, preserving the visual form of this hieroglyph while providing a standardized code point for cross-platform compatibility.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13553
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	𓕓
HTML Hex Encoding	𓕓
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x95 0x93
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80D 0xDD53
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013553
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80d\udd53

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-13-015
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	Man, seated, both knees raised, with covered legs and arms, with short hair/wig, holding two sticks in a V shape.
kEH_Func	Logogram (to guard)
kEH_FVal	sꜣw
kEH_UniK	HJ A048B
kEH_JSesh	A48B
kEH_HG	A48B
kEH_IFAO	18,4