U+139AE "𓦮" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𓦮

U+139AE "𓦮" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific sign from the Egyptian Hieroglyph Extended-A block, which encodes a detailed representation of a human figure or body part used in ancient Egyptian writing. This particular glyph belongs to the vast set of logographic and phonetic symbols that were carved or painted on temple walls, tombs, and papyri to convey language and religious meaning. Its inclusion in Unicode allows digital preservation and scholarly analysis of Egyptian texts, though the precise semantic value of the sign depends on its context within a given inscription, often relating to actions, objects, or concepts linked to its visual form.

General Properties

Code Point	U+139AE
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	𓦮
HTML Hex Encoding	𓦮
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xA6 0xAE
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80E 0xDDAE
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000139AE
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80e\uddae

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-19-031
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	Two arms, lowered, not connected at the shoulders, with the elbows bent outwards, the palms of the hands facing each other (D197), with a club used by washermen for beating laundry (U36) written between the arms.
kEH_Func	Logogram (mortuary priest)
kEH_FVal	ḥm-kꜣ
kEH_UniK	HJ D405
kEH_JSesh	D405
kEH_HG	D405
kEH_IFAO	107,12