U+1378E "𓞎" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+1378E "𓞎" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph from the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, encoded as part of the Unicode Standard's effort to digitally represent the ancient writing system used in pharaonic Egypt. This particular character falls within the range of hieroglyphs cataloged by the Gardiner Sign List, though its unique identifying number within that system is not explicitly assigned a common name beyond its generic "Egyptian Hieroglyph-#" label. Its visual form, resembling a stylized object or figure, would have been carved or painted in monumental inscriptions or religious texts, contributing to the complex logographic and phonetic nature of the script. The inclusion of this character in Unicode allows for modern digital preservation, study, and communication of ancient Egyptian language and culture across platforms and documents.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1378E
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	𓞎
HTML Hex Encoding	𓞎
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x9E 0x8E
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80D 0xDF8E
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001378E
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80d\udf8e

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	C-05-002
kEH_Core	N
kEH_UniK	HJ C030A
kEH_JSesh	C30A
kEH_HG	C30A
kEH_IFAO	60,7