U+138BE "𓢾" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𓢾

U+138BE "𓢾" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific sign from the extensive set of Egyptian hieroglyphs encoded in the Unicode Standard, part of the Egyptian Hieroglyph block covering the script used in ancient Egyptian writing. This particular character, whose name includes a placeholder "#" to indicate it has no standardized scholarly designation, typically represents a pictographic symbol that could depict an object, being, or concept, such as a tool, animal, or element of daily life, though its precise meaning depends on its context within a hieroglyphic inscription. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for its use in modern digital text, enabling scholars and enthusiasts to represent and exchange this ancient script accurately across computers and devices, thereby preserving and facilitating study of this historical writing system.

General Properties

Code Point	U+138BE
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	𓢾
HTML Hex Encoding	𓢾
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xA2 0xBE
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80E 0xDCBE
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000138BE
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80e\udcbe

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-36-030
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	Goddess, seated, knees up, with covered legs and arms, with the head of a lion/lioness, holding a stem of papyrus with a bud (M13); on top of a stairway (O40).
kEH_Func	Logogram (she who is on the throne/stairs (Bastet))
kEH_FVal	ḥr.yt-ḫnd.w
kEH_UniK	HJ C170
kEH_JSesh	C170
kEH_HG	C170
kEH_IFAO	85,3