U+139FB "𓧻" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𓧻

U+139FB "𓧻" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is part of the Egyptian Hieroglyphs Extended-A block, which was added to the Unicode Standard in version 16.0, released in September 2024. This specific glyph represents a yet unnamed or generic hieroglyphic sign, denoted by the placeholder "#" in its official name, and it belongs to a collection of over 4,000 ancient Egyptian writing symbols encoded to support digital representation of texts from the Pharaonic period. Its encoding allows for precise scholarly study, preservation, and digital communication of this historical script, though the exact phonetic or semantic value of this particular character, like many in its block, is tied to its context in specific inscriptions.

General Properties

Code Point	U+139FB
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	𓧻
HTML Hex Encoding	𓧻
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xA7 0xBB
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80E 0xDDFB
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000139FB
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80e\uddfb

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-28-020
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A human hand with the thumb upwards and the palm curved upwards, with a forward, downward line of dots coming from the hand palm.
kEH_Func	Logogram (scent, perfume, dew)
kEH_FVal	ꞽd.t
kEH_UniK	HJ D047A
kEH_JSesh	D47A
kEH_HG	D47A
kEH_IFAO	115,8