U+13997 "𓦗" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+13997 "𓦗" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a sign from the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic script, specifically belonging to the Gardiner sign list category for parts of birds or related symbols, though its exact ancient meaning and transliteration are often obscure or context dependent in modern encoding. This character is part of the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block in Unicode, which allows for digital representation of the writing system used in ancient Egypt for religious texts, administrative documents, and monumental inscriptions. Its inclusion in Unicode helps preserve and digitize this historical script, enabling scholars, linguists, and enthusiasts to accurately reference and display the symbol in electronic texts and databases.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13997
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	𓦗
HTML Hex Encoding	𓦗
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xA6 0x97
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80E 0xDD97
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013997
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80e\udd97

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-13-002
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	The upper lip of a human with teeth, represented as a half circle.
kEH_Func	Logogram (lip, border, edge)
kEH_FVal	sp.t
kEH_UniK	D024A