U+1388B "𓢋" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𓢋

U+1388B "𓢋" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph from the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, which was added to the Unicode Standard to enable digital representation of ancient Egyptian writing. This particular character belongs to the category of signs used in the hieroglyphic script, often depicting a concrete object or symbol, though its exact meaning and reading can vary depending on context within Egyptian texts. The inclusion of such characters in Unicode supports scholarly work, linguistic research, and the digital preservation of historical artifacts by allowing accurate encoding and display of these complex symbols across modern computing systems.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1388B
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	𓢋
HTML Hex Encoding	𓢋
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xA2 0x8B
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80E 0xDC8B
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001388B
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80e\udc8b

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-35-027
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	Goddess, seated, knees up, with covered legs, with a headdress of bovine horns with a sun disk (F102), with one visible arm, extended forwards, holding a flagellum (S45).
kEH_Func	Classifier divinity
kEH_FVal	ḥwt-ḥr
kEH_UniK	C009S