U+1372D "𓜭" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+1372D "𓜭" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a representative glyph from the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, specifically classified as an unidentified or placeholder character often used for cataloguing or display purposes within digital text encoding systems. As part of the comprehensive Unicode standard that aims to support ancient writing systems, this character lacks a specific established meaning or transcription in the traditional Egyptian hieroglyphic corpus, instead serving as a numbered symbol for scholarly reference and digital preservation. Its inclusion allows researchers and typographers to accurately represent and exchange texts containing a wide range of hieroglyphic signs, even those whose exact phonetic or semantic values remain uncertain or unassigned.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1372D
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	𓜭
HTML Hex Encoding	𓜭
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x9C 0xAD
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80D 0xDF2D
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001372D
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80d\udf2d

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-07-002
kEH_Core	N
kEH_UniK	B040A
kEH_IFAO	53,1