U+13908 "𓤈" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+13908 "𓤈" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph from the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, which was added to the Unicode Standard to enable digital representation of the ancient Egyptian writing system. This particular character belongs to the category of hieroglyphs classified under Gardiner's sign list, often used to represent a phonetic sound, a logographic concept, or a determinative in the script, though its exact meaning can vary based on context. The inclusion of such characters supports scholarly work, digital preservation, and modern typographic use of Egyptian hieroglyphs, allowing them to be displayed and processed consistently across different platforms and software.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13908
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	𓤈
HTML Hex Encoding	𓤈
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xA4 0x88
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80E 0xDD08
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013908
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80e\udd08

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-47-002
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	Goddess, standing, with the head of a bovid, right arm forward, hand at the height of the waist, holding a stem of papyrus with a bud (M131) or flower, of the height of the woman, vertically, left arm hanging beside the body, holding a tie or strap, used with sandals (ankh sign, S34), at the loop.
kEH_Func	Logogram/phonemogram (lord)
kEH_FVal	nb
kEH_UniK	C352