U+139B9 "𓦹" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+139B9 "𓦹" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph from the Egyptian Hieroglyph Extended-A block, representing a logogram or phonetic symbol from the ancient Egyptian writing system, likely depicting a ceremonial or ritual object such as an alabaster vessel or a standard. This character was added to Unicode as part of ongoing efforts to digitally encode the vast corpus of hieroglyphic signs used in texts from the Old Kingdom through the Greco-Roman period. Its inclusion allows for accurate representation and study of ancient Egyptian language and inscriptions in modern digital environments, supporting researchers, linguists, and historians who rely on precise typeface rendering for academic work.

General Properties

Code Point	U+139B9
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	𓦹
HTML Hex Encoding	𓦹
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xA6 0xB9
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80E 0xDDB9
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000139B9
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80e\uddb9

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-21-004
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	Two arms, connected at the shoulders, one arm forwards, with a horizontal forearm, holding a triangular shield with rounded top, the other arm downwards, forearm angled slightly forwards, holding a mace (T3) horizontally.
kEH_Func	Logogram (to fight)
kEH_FVal	ꜥḥꜣ
kEH_UniK	D034F