U+139A6 "𓦦" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𓦦

U+139A6 "𓦦" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph from the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, part of the Unicode Standard's encoding of ancient Egyptian writing. This character represents a particular sign used in the hieroglyphic script, though its exact meaning or transliteration as a "hieroglyph dash" or placeholder is not fully defined in the standard itself. Instead, it serves as a codepoint for a graphical symbol that may correspond to a Gardiner sign or other scholarly classification within Egyptology, often used in digital texts or fonts to represent a partially unidentified or generic hieroglyphic element. Its inclusion in Unicode helps preserve and enable the digital representation of ancient Egyptian language and culture.

General Properties

Code Point	U+139A6
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	𓦦
HTML Hex Encoding	𓦦
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xA6 0xA6
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80E 0xDDA6
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000139A6
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80e\udda6

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-19-003
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	Two arms, lowered, arms straight, hand palms facing each other.
kEH_Func	Logogram (negative relative adjective)
kEH_FVal	ꞽw.ty
kEH_UniK	HJ D032B
kEH_JSesh	D32B
kEH_HG	D32B
kEH_IFAO	106,6