U+139F3 "𓧳" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+139F3 "𓧳" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph from the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, often identified by scholars as the sign representing a "reed" or "rush" and associated with the sound value "š" (sh) in the ancient script. This character belongs to the category of uniliteral signs in the hieroglyphic writing system, used both for its phonetic value and as a logogram in religious and administrative texts from the Pharaonic period. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard allows for digital representation and study of ancient Egyptian language, preserving a small but important piece of the civilization's written heritage.

General Properties

Code Point	U+139F3
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	𓧳
HTML Hex Encoding	𓧳
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xA7 0xB3
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80E 0xDDF3
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000139F3
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80e\uddf3

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-27-007
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	Two arms, elbows bent, upper arms overlapping, forearms separated, lower forearm nearly horizontal, holding a wand or brush, resembling a long fan-like object.
kEH_Func	Phonemogram
kEH_FVal	ḏsr
kEH_UniK	HJ D253
kEH_JSesh	D253
kEH_HG	D253
kEH_IFAO	144,6