U+13718 "𓜘" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+13718 "𓜘" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific sign from the classical Egyptian hieroglyphic script, encoded in the Unicode block Egyptian Hieroglyphs, which covers a vast array of symbols used for writing the ancient Egyptian language. This particular glyph, cataloged as a monosyllabic ideogram depicting a stylized object or concept, represents a concrete meaning often tied to a simple word or sound in hieroglyphic texts, typically appearing in temple inscriptions, papyri, and tomb reliefs from the Middle Kingdom onward. Its precise interpretation relies on the context of the Gardiner sign list classification system, which organizes such symbols by shape and function, and it serves as a vital element in reconstructing the phonetics and semantics of ancient Egyptian communication.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13718
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	𓜘
HTML Hex Encoding	𓜘
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x9C 0x98
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80D 0xDF18
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013718
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80d\udf18

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	B-05-017
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	Woman, standing, with long hair, arm in front, hand horizontal at the height of the face, hand palm upwards.
kEH_Func	Classifier singing
kEH_FVal	šmꜥ
kEH_UniK	HJ B065A
kEH_JSesh	B65A
kEH_HG	B65A