U+13642 "𓙂" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𓙂

U+13642 "𓙂" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a representation of an ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic sign, specifically classified under the Unicode block for Egyptian Hieroglyphs (range U+13000 to U+134FF), which encodes over a thousand signs from the script used in Egyptian writing from around 3200 BCE onward. This particular glyph, catalogued in the Gardiner sign list as part of a numbered set, depicts a coiled strand of rope or cord, often associated with the phonetic value "a" or serving as a determinative in words related to binding, rope, or containment. As a digital character, it allows modern text systems to display this symbol without relying on images, preserving the visual form for linguistic, historical, and archaeological study across electronic documents and fonts that support the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13642
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	𓙂
HTML Hex Encoding	𓙂
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x99 0x82
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80D 0xDE42
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013642
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80d\ude42

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-25-012
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	God, with long-curved beard and long wig, seated on a block throne, on top of a base, both arms extended forwards, forearms horizontal, one above another, holding a flagellum (S45); with a spear, with a straight shaft, topped with the head of a falcon, with a triangular spearhead above the head of the falcon, in front of the throne, on the base.
kEH_Func	Logogram (the noble speech)
kEH_FVal	mdw-šps
kEH_UniK	A051Q