U+13744 "𓝄" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+13744 "𓝄" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph from the Egyptian Hieroglyph block, representing a sign used in ancient Egyptian writing, likely corresponding to a phonetic or ideographic element from the Middle Kingdom or later periods. Its exact linguistic value, like many such hieroglyphs, is determined by context within inscriptions, often appearing as part of a larger word or name in religious or administrative texts. This character was added to the Unicode standard as part of an effort to digitally encode the vast array of Egyptian hieroglyphs, enabling scholars and enthusiasts to accurately represent ancient Egyptian language in modern digital formats. Its inclusion ensures that researchers can typeset and exchange texts without relying on images or specialized fonts, preserving the visual and semantic complexity of the original script.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13744
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	𓝄
HTML Hex Encoding	𓝄
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x9D 0x84
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80D 0xDF44
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013744
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80d\udf44

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-10-003
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	Woman, bent backwards, facing up, arms and feet on the ground, hair hanging downwards.
kEH_Func	classifier (dancer/acrobat)
kEH_FVal	ḫb.t
kEH_UniK	B037A