U+138F9 "ð“£¹" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

ð“£¹

U+138F9 "ð“£¹" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is part of the Egyptian Hieroglyphs Extended-A block, assigned to a rarely used or specialized sign that typically represents a phonetic or determinative element in the ancient Egyptian writing system, one of the earliest known scripts used for religious texts, monumental inscriptions, and administrative records along the Nile. This specific glyph, included in Unicode to support academic research and digital preservation of Egyptian artifacts, corresponds to a detailed pictogram that might depict a tool, building part, or abstract concept, as is common with hieroglyphs that often combine logographic and phonetic functions. While its exact pronunciation and meaning can vary by context and time period, its inclusion in Unicode underscores the ongoing effort to encode historical scripts for modern digital use, allowing scholars and enthusiasts to accurately reproduce and study ancient texts without relying on image-based representations.

General Properties

Code Point U+138F9
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 𓣹
HTML Hex Encoding 𓣹
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x93 0xA3 0xB9
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD80E 0xDCF9
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000138F9
C/C++/Java Escape \ud80e\udcf9

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-43-008
kEH_Core C
kEH_Desc Goddess, standing, with a circle on her head, arms hanging beside either side of the body.
kEH_Func Logogram (hour)
kEH_FVal wnw.t
kEH_UniK C196B