U+137B5 "𓞵" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𓞵

U+137B5 "𓞵" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph from the Egyptian Hieroglyph block, representing a sign used in the ancient Egyptian writing system. This character is classified as a hieroglyphic symbol, though its exact semantic or phonetic value may vary depending on context, as many hieroglyphs could serve logographic, syllabic, or determinative functions. In digital typography, it allows for the accurate representation of ancient Egyptian texts, preserving the visual form of a sign that would have originally been carved or painted in scripts such as monumental hieroglyphs. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that scholars and enthusiasts can encode and display this historical character in modern digital environments.

General Properties

Code Point	U+137B5
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	𓞵
HTML Hex Encoding	𓞵
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x9E 0xB5
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80D 0xDFB5
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000137B5
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80d\udfb5

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-09-067
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	God, seated, knees up, with covered legs and arms, with the head of a falcon, wearing the white crown (S1), holding a sceptre with a straight shaft, topped with the head of the Seth animal vertically.
kEH_Func	Classifier Sokar (divinity)
kEH_UniK	HJ C045
kEH_JSesh	C45
kEH_HG	C45
kEH_IFAO	64,15