U+13842 "𓡂" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𓡂

U+13842 "𓡂" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific sign from the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic script, part of the extended "Egyptian Hieroglyphs" block added to the Unicode Standard to support digital encoding of the writing system used in pharaonic Egypt. This particular glyph, identified by its code point, belongs to a category of symbols that represent objects, sounds, or concepts, though its precise meaning in the original language depends on its context within a larger inscription, as individual hieroglyphs often serve phonetic, logographic, or determinative roles. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for accurate digital representation and study of Egyptian texts in modern computing environments.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13842
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	𓡂
HTML Hex Encoding	𓡂
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xA1 0x82
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80E 0xDC42
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013842
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80e\udc42

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-23-026
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	God, seated on a block-throne on a base, with a long straight beard, wearing a cap, both arms forward, holding a sceptre with a straight shaft, topped with the vertically oriented head of the Seth animal, adorned with an ankh sign (S034) and a djed pillar (R011).
kEH_Func	Classifier divinity
kEH_FVal	nfr-ḥr
kEH_UniK	C020E