U+1363E "𓘾" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+1363E "𓘾" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific character within the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, encoded under Unicode version 12.0, and it represents a unique hieroglyphic sign used in the ancient Egyptian writing system. This particular symbol, part of a later addition to the standard, is designated with a placeholder name that includes a number sign, indicating that its exact identification or reading may not be fully standardized or that it belongs to a set of glyphs awaiting formal categorization. While it does not convey meaning in plain text as a modern letter, its inclusion in Unicode ensures that scholars, linguists, and digital archivists can accurately represent and preserve ancient Egyptian texts in electronic formats, facilitating research and digital humanities work.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1363E
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	𓘾
HTML Hex Encoding	𓘾
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x98 0xBE
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80D 0xDE3E
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001363E
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80d\ude3e

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-25-001
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A man, with short straight beard, seated on a chair, both arms extended forwards, forearms horizontal, one arm above the other, hands above the knee.
kEH_Func	Classifier revered person
kEH_UniK	HJ A050B
kEH_JSesh	A50B
kEH_HG	A50B