U+138D6 "𓣖" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𓣖

U+138D6 "𓣖" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph from the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic script, encoded in the Unicode Standard within the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block (range U+13000 to U+1342F). This particular character represents a single hieroglyphic sign, though its exact reading, phonetic value, or meaning is not provided by the Unicode name alone, as the standard uses a placeholder numbering system for less common or unassigned signs. It appears in the Gardiner sign list or related scholarly references as part of the extensive corpus of over a thousand known hieroglyphs, used primarily for writing the ancient Egyptian language. The inclusion of this character in Unicode allows for digital representation and interchange of hieroglyphic texts, supporting academic research and preservation of Egyptian linguistic heritage.

General Properties

Code Point	U+138D6
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	𓣖
HTML Hex Encoding	𓣖
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xA3 0x96
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80E 0xDCD6
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000138D6
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80e\udcd6

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-37-024
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	Goddess, seated, knees up, with covered legs and arms, with two feathers (H6) on her head, in a v shape, holding a stem of papyrus with a bud (M13).
kEH_Func	Logogram (to be hidden)
kEH_FVal	štꜣ
kEH_UniK	HJ C174
kEH_JSesh	C174
kEH_HG	C174
kEH_IFAO	86,14