U+139C5 "𓧅" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+139C5 "𓧅" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific code point within the Egyptian Hieroglyph Format Controls block, included in the Unicode Standard to represent a particular graphical sign from the ancient Egyptian writing system. This character, whose official name reflects its origin in the vast corpus of hieroglyphic inscriptions, was added to assist in the digital encoding and rendering of Egyptian texts, allowing for accurate representation in modern computing environments. Its inclusion supports scholarly work in Egyptology by providing a standardized way to reproduce the complex and historically rich script without relying on images or fonts that may be inconsistently supported.

General Properties

Code Point	U+139C5
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	𓧅
HTML Hex Encoding	𓧅
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xA7 0x85
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80E 0xDDC5
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000139C5
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80e\uddc5

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-24-003
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	Two forearms with the hands holding a conical loaf of bread (X8), overlapping each other.
kEH_Func	Phonemogram
kEH_FVal	dd
kEH_UniK	D037A