U+139A0 "𓦠" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+139A0 "𓦠" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific sign from the Egyptian hieroglyphic script, encoded in the Unicode standard’s Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, which was added to support the digital representation of ancient Egyptian writing. This particular glyph, cataloged as Gardiner’s sign list number Aa12 or a similar variant, depicts a stylized shape often associated with a tool, a building component, or a ritual object, though its exact phonetic or logographic value can vary depending on the word or context in which it appears. As part of a large and complex writing system used for over three thousand years, this character contributes to the preservation and study of ancient Egyptian language and culture through modern digital text.

General Properties

Code Point	U+139A0
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	𓦠
HTML Hex Encoding	𓦠
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xA6 0xA0
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80E 0xDDA0
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000139A0
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80e\udda0

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-18-006
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	Two arms, raised upwards, with the forearms and hands vertical, represented by circles.
kEH_Func	Logogram (spirit, essence)
kEH_FVal	kꜣ
kEH_UniK	D028B