U+138F5 "𓣵" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+138F5 "𓣵" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph from the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, a range of characters added to Unicode as part of the encoding for the ancient Egyptian writing system used primarily for monumental inscriptions and religious texts. This particular sign represents a hieroglyphic symbol whose exact phonetics and meaning are determined by its context within the script, often functioning as a logogram or determinative in the hieroglyphic repertoire. Its inclusion in Unicode allows digital preservation and representation of this ancient script, enabling scholars, linguists, and enthusiasts to accurately typeset and display Egyptian hieroglyphs in modern electronic text.

General Properties

Code Point	U+138F5
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	𓣵
HTML Hex Encoding	𓣵
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xA3 0xB5
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80E 0xDCF5
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000138F5
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80e\udcf5

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-43-001
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	Goddess, seated, knees up, with covered legs and arms, with round vessel with upstanding rim (W24) on her head, holding a stem of papyrus with a bud (M131) or flower vertically.
kEH_Func	Logogram (the heavens/sky)
kEH_FVal	p.t
kEH_UniK	HJ C195B
kEH_JSesh	C195B
kEH_HG	C195B
kEH_IFAO	89,8