U+137B6 "𓞶" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𓞶

U+137B6 "𓞶" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is part of the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, specifically encoded in the range for the Old Kingdom and later periods, representing a yet unspecified or placeholder hieroglyphic sign designated by "#". This code point serves as a modular placeholder within the Unicode standard, allowing for the representation of an unclassified or undetermined Egyptian hieroglyph whose exact phonetic or ideographic value is not assigned in the current encoding. As a glyph from one of the world's oldest writing systems, it contributes to the digital preservation of ancient Egyptian script, enabling scholars and enthusiasts to reference or display a generic hieroglyph when the specific sign is unknown or not yet encoded. Its inclusion underscores Unicode's effort to comprehensively cover historical scripts, even those with gaps in scholarly identification.

General Properties

Code Point U+137B6
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 𓞶
HTML Hex Encoding 𓞶
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x93 0x9E 0xB6
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD80D 0xDFB6
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000137B6
C/C++/Java Escape \ud80d\udfb6

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-09-070
kEH_Core C
kEH_Desc God, seated, knees up, with covered legs and arms, with the head of a falcon, wearing the Atef crown without horns (S8A), holding a sceptre with a straight shaft, topped with the head of the Seth animal vertically.
kEH_Func Classifier Sokar (divinity)
kEH_UniK HJ C046
kEH_JSesh C46
kEH_HG C46
kEH_IFAO 64,16