U+137EF "𓟯" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𓟯

U+137EF "𓟯" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph from the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, representing a sign used in ancient Egyptian writing. This character is part of a comprehensive encoding of over a thousand hieroglyphs, which allows for digital representation and scholarly study of the script used from approximately 3200 BCE onward. The exact meaning of this individual sign may vary based on its context, as Egyptian hieroglyphs could function as logograms (representing whole words), phonograms (representing sounds), or determinatives (providing semantic context). Its inclusion in Unicode facilitates precise text preservation, linguistic research, and academic exchange regarding ancient Egyptian language and culture.

General Properties

Code Point	U+137EF
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	𓟯
HTML Hex Encoding	𓟯
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x9F 0xAF
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80D 0xDFEF
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000137EF
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80d\udfef

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-13-014
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	Man/god, seated on heel, right knee raised, with coif/short hair, without beard, with a palm branch, stripped of leaves and notched on his head (M4), notch forward, arms extended at either side of the body, holding a palm branch, stripped of leaves with multiple notches (M4A), with the notches outwards.
kEH_Func	Logogram (million, many)
kEH_FVal	ḥḥ
kEH_UniK	HJ C011B
kEH_JSesh	C11B
kEH_HG	C11B
kEH_IFAO	69,5