U+139C8 "𓧈" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+139C8 "𓧈" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a glyph from the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, specifically assigned to the category of a sign not yet fully identified or defined in the standard Gardiner sign list, hence its designation with a placeholder number. This character represents a stylized symbolic figure from the ancient Egyptian writing system, often depicted as a seated or kneeling anthropomorphic form, though its precise phonetic value or semantic meaning remains uncertain in the current Unicode repertoire. Its encoding allows modern digital text to include this rare and often enigmatic symbol, contributing to the preservation and accessibility of ancient Egyptian linguistic heritage in computational contexts.

General Properties

Code Point	U+139C8
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	𓧈
HTML Hex Encoding	𓧈
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xA7 0x88
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80E 0xDDC8
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000139C8
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80e\uddc8

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-25-012
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A forearm with the hand holding a loop of cord with the ends upwards (V6).
kEH_Func	Classifier enveloping
kEH_FVal	ꜥtḫ
kEH_UniK	HJ D228
kEH_JSesh	D228
kEH_HG	D228
kEH_IFAO	111,8