U+13940 "𓥀" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𓥀

U+13940 "𓥀" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific sign within the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, encoded as part of the extended repertoire for representing ancient Egyptian writing. This particular glyph corresponds to a pictorial symbol from the Middle Kingdom and later periods, often used in religious, funerary, or administrative texts to convey a word or sound. While its exact meaning depends on context, it typically represents a phonetic value or a determinative tied to a specific object or concept. The inclusion of such characters in Unicode allows for digital preservation and accurate rendering of ancient Egyptian scripts, enabling scholars and enthusiasts to study and share these texts across modern computing platforms.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13940
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	𓥀
HTML Hex Encoding	𓥀
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xA5 0x80
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80E 0xDD40
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013940
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80e\udd40

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	D-03-010
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	The head of a human male in profile, with two arms, one hanging downwards in front, hand palm inwards, other arm with the hand below the head, hand palm upwards.
kEH_Func	Classifier nursing
kEH_FVal	mnꜥ
kEH_UniK	HJ D086
kEH_JSesh	D86
kEH_HG	D86