U+139C3 "𓧃" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+139C3 "𓧃" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph belonging to the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, which was added to the Unicode Standard to facilitate the digital representation of ancient Egyptian writing. This particular character corresponds to a sign from the Gardiner sign list, often categorized under the broad classification of unclassified or supplementary hieroglyphs used in the Ptolemaic or Greco-Roman periods. It encodes a symbolic figure that would have been carved or painted in ancient texts, representing a specific object, concept, or phonetic value within the complex logographic and alphabetic system of the Egyptian language. Its inclusion in Unicode allows scholars, linguists, and enthusiasts to accurately type, display, and preserve this ancient script in modern digital environments without relying on images or specialized fonts alone.

General Properties

Code Point	U+139C3
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	𓧃
HTML Hex Encoding	𓧃
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xA7 0x83
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80E 0xDDC3
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000139C3
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80e\uddc3

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-23-002
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A forearm, with the palm of the hand facing upwards, and the upper arm represented by a loop.
kEH_Func	Classifier arm related movements or actions
kEH_FVal	rmn
kEH_UniK	D036A