U+13978 "𓥸" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+13978 "𓥸" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific symbol from the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, representing a sign used in the ancient Egyptian writing system. This particular glyph is part of the extensive repertoire of hieroglyphic characters encoded for digital text, allowing for the accurate representation of classical Egyptian texts in modern computing environments. As a standardised character, it enables researchers, linguists, and digital humanists to preserve and study the complex logographic and phonetic elements of the ancient language. Its inclusion in Unicode reflects a broader effort to support historical scripts and facilitate scholarly work in Egyptology and related fields.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13978
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	𓥸
HTML Hex Encoding	𓥸
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xA5 0xB8
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80E 0xDD78
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013978
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80e\udd78

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-06-011
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	An eye with three touches of eye paint above the eye, without pupil.
kEH_Func	Classifier eye related actions
kEH_FVal	ḫf
kEH_UniK	HJ D334A
kEH_JSesh	D334A
kEH_HG	D334A