U+13990 "𓦐" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+13990 "𓦐" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph from the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, which was added to the Unicode Standard in 2009 as part of version 5.2 to enable digital representation of the ancient Egyptian writing system. This particular character depicts a seated male figure with a feather on his head, a motif commonly associated with the god Ra or the concept of the sun, and it serves as a determinative or phonetic sign in hieroglyphic texts, helping to clarify meaning or pronunciation in recorded inscriptions. Its inclusion in Unicode allows scholars, linguists, and enthusiasts to accurately encode and display this ancient symbol on modern digital platforms.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13990
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	𓦐
HTML Hex Encoding	𓦐
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xA6 0x90
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80E 0xDD90
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013990
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80e\udd90

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-10-002
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	The earpiece of a human.
kEH_Func	Classifier backside
kEH_FVal	mḥꜣ
kEH_UniK	HJ D076
kEH_JSesh	D76
kEH_HG	D76