U+1399E "𓦞" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+1399E "𓦞" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific sign from the ancient Egyptian writing system, encoded in the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block of the Unicode Standard, which covers the Middle Kingdom period (approximately 2055–1650 BCE). This particular glyph represents a stylized depiction that was used as a logogram or determinative in hieroglyphic texts, contributing to the phonetic or semantic meaning of words carved onto temple walls, papyri, and monuments. Its inclusion in Unicode allows scholars, linguists, and digital archivists to accurately represent and study this ancient script in modern text processing, ensuring the preservation and accessibility of such cultural heritage in digital formats.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1399E
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	𓦞
HTML Hex Encoding	𓦞
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xA6 0x9E
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80E 0xDD9E
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001399E
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80e\udd9e

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-15-004
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A long beard, curling up.
kEH_Func	Classifier beard or Classifier hair
kEH_FVal	ḫꜣbs | ḥnsk.t
kEH_UniK	HJ D156
kEH_JSesh	D156
kEH_HG	D156
kEH_IFAO	102,10