U+135EF "đ“—¯" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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U+135EF "đ“—¯" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph from the Egyptian Hieroglyph block, which encodes symbols from the ancient Egyptian writing system primarily used for religious texts, monumental inscriptions, and administrative records. This particular character, identified by the number sign in its name as a placeholder for a descriptive label, belongs to a set of hieroglyphs that late 19th and early 20th century Egyptologists compiled and cataloged, often based on standardized references like Gardiner's sign list. As part of the Unicode Standard, it allows for digital representation and preservation of these ancient symbols, enabling scholars and enthusiasts to type, display, and study Egyptian hieroglyphs in modern computing environments without needing specialized fonts or images. The character's inclusion reflects ongoing efforts to encode historical scripts for academic and cultural heritage purposes.

General Properties

Code Point U+135EF
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 𓗯
HTML Hex Encoding 𓗯
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x93 0x97 0xAF
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD80D 0xDDEF
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000135EF
C/C++/Java Escape \ud80d\uddef

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-20-016
kEH_Core C
kEH_Desc King, standing, wearing the red crown (S3) and a long straight beard, right arm forwards, 45 degree downwards, left arm towards the front, left hand in front of the body, at the height of the shoulder, holding a sceptre (S42).
kEH_Func Logogram (the king of Lower Egypt)
kEH_FVal bęžŊ.ty
kEH_UniK HJ A302D
kEH_JSesh A302D
kEH_HG A302D