U+137AF "𓞯" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𓞯

U+137AF "𓞯" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a symbol from the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block in Unicode, specifically representing a sign that was used in ancient Egyptian writing. This particular glyph falls within the range of hieroglyphic characters encoded for modern digital text, enabling scholars and enthusiasts to represent classical Egyptian linguistic elements on computers. Its exact meaning in the original script would depend on its context within a larger inscription, as hieroglyphs could function as logograms, phonograms, or determinatives. By being part of the Unicode standard, this character aids in the preservation and study of ancient Egyptian language and culture through electronic communication and research.

General Properties

Code Point	U+137AF
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	𓞯
HTML Hex Encoding	𓞯
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x9E 0xAF
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80D 0xDFAF
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000137AF
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80d\udfaf

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-09-059
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	God, seated, knees up, with covered legs and arms, with the head of a falcon, wearing the double crown (S5), holding a club used by washermen for beating laundry (U36) vertically.
kEH_Func	Logogram (majesty)
kEH_FVal	ḥm
kEH_UniK	HJ C043E
kEH_JSesh	C43E
kEH_HG	C43E
kEH_IFAO	64,13