U+138C8 "𓣈" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𓣈

U+138C8 "𓣈" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph from the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, encoded in Unicode version 5.2 for representing ancient Egyptian writing, and it is commonly associated with the Gardiner sign list under the category for vegetation or plant-based elements. This particular hieroglyph visually depicts a stylized plant form, likely representing a type of reed or rush, and was used in hieroglyphic texts to convey phonetic sounds or ideographic meanings related to flora or growth. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for accurate digital representation of Egyptian texts in academic, historical, and linguistic contexts.

General Properties

Code Point	U+138C8
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	𓣈
HTML Hex Encoding	𓣈
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xA3 0x88
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80E 0xDCC8
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000138C8
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80e\udcc8

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-37-003
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	Goddess, seated, knees up, with covered legs and arms, with a cloth band around her head, with a feather (H6) on her head, holding a stem of papyrus with a bud (M131) or flower vertically.
kEH_Func	Logogram (Maat)
kEH_FVal	mꜣꜥ.t
kEH_UniK	HJ C010B
kEH_JSesh	C10B
kEH_HG	C10B
kEH_IFAO	85,13