U+1399B "𓦛" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+1399B "𓦛" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a sign from the ancient Egyptian writing system, classified within the Unicode block for Egyptian Hieroglyphs which covers characters from the Gardiner sign list. This specific glyph represents a particular hieroglyph, often used as a phonetic or ideographic element in the script, and its inclusion in the Unicode standard allows for the digital representation and preservation of this historic language. The symbol itself is a complex pictogram, typically depicting a stylized object or figure, and its exact meaning or sound value depends on the context within an inscription, as hieroglyphs could function as logograms, phonograms, or determinatives. By encoding such characters, Unicode enables scholars, linguists, and hobbyists to accurately transcribe, study, and share ancient Egyptian texts in modern computing environments.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1399B
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	𓦛
HTML Hex Encoding	𓦛
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xA6 0x9B
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80E 0xDD9B
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001399B
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80e\udd9b

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-14-003
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A mouth with a downward sloping line at the front short end.
kEH_Func	Classifier spit
kEH_FVal	nš | nẖ
kEH_UniK	HJ D152
kEH_JSesh	D152
kEH_HG	D152