U+13728 "𓜨" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+13728 "𓜨" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is part of the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block (U+13000 to U+1342F) and encodes a specific hieroglyphic sign used in ancient Egyptian writing, known as Gardiner's sign list identifier Y2, which depicts a rectangular shaped object associated with writing or construction. This character, like others in this block, was added to Unicode to support the digital representation of ancient Egyptian texts, enabling scholars and enthusiasts to type and display the language in modern computing systems. Its inclusion facilitates the study, preservation, and analysis of inscriptions from pharaonic monuments and papyri.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13728
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	𓜨
HTML Hex Encoding	𓜨
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x9C 0xA8
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80D 0xDF28
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013728
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80d\udf28

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-05-043
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	Woman standing, arms extended forwards, holding a child, with the arms and child covered in a cloth, only the head of the child visible.
kEH_Func	Classifier nursing, rearing
kEH_FVal	ꜣṯ
kEH_UniK	HJ B083
kEH_JSesh	B83
kEH_HG	B83