U+138B8 "𓢸" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+138B8 "𓢸" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is part of the Egyptian Hieroglyphs Extended-A block, which was added to the Unicode Standard to encode a wide range of hieroglyphic signs from the ancient Egyptian writing system. This specific character represents a particular hieroglyphic symbol, often cataloged with a Gardiner-style sign number or a specific transliteration value, though its exact meaning depends on the context of the original inscription in which it was used. The inclusion of such characters in Unicode allows for the accurate digital representation, preservation, and scholarly study of ancient Egyptian texts, enabling researchers and enthusiasts to share and render these historical symbols across modern computing platforms.

General Properties

Code Point	U+138B8
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	𓢸
HTML Hex Encoding	𓢸
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xA2 0xB8
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80E 0xDCB8
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000138B8
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80e\udcb8

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-36-017
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	Goddess, seated, knees up, with covered legs and arms, with the head of a lion/lioness, with a plan of a crossroads in a village (O49) on her head, holding a stem of papyrus with a bud (M13).
kEH_Func	Logogram (city, village)
kEH_FVal	nꞽw.t
kEH_UniK	C165G