U+138C4 "𓣄" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+138C4 "𓣄" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific graphical symbol included in the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block of the Unicode standard, which encodes a vast collection of signs from ancient Egyptian writing used primarily for monumental inscriptions. This particular character is part of the extended repertoire that expands beyond the basic Gardiner sign list, representing a hieroglyph with a distinct phonetic or logographic value, often serving to depict objects, actions, or abstract concepts in the classical Egyptian language. While its exact meaning in context depends on its use in historical texts, it is defined in the Unicode chart primarily as a visual representation without a given standardized name beyond its code point, highlighting the ongoing effort to digitally preserve and render the diverse corpus of ancient Egyptian script.

General Properties

Code Point	U+138C4
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	𓣄
HTML Hex Encoding	𓣄
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xA3 0x84
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80E 0xDCC4
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000138C4
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80e\udcc4

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-36-039
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	Goddess, standing, with the head of a lion/lioness, arms hanging on either side of the body, hand palms towards the back.
kEH_Func	Classifier leonid divinity (female)
kEH_FVal	bꜣs.tt
kEH_UniK	C360