U+13A21 "𓨡" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𓨡

U+13A21 "𓨡" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph belonging to the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, which was added to the Unicode Standard as part of version 12.0 in 2019 to support the encoding of ancient Egyptian writing. This particular character represents a nisba adjective marker and is categorized as Category 5 in the traditional Gardiner sign list, often functioning as a determinative or phonetic complement in hieroglyphic texts. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for the digital representation and preservation of one of the world's oldest writing systems, enabling researchers and enthusiasts to accurately transcribe and analyze inscriptions from ancient Egyptian monuments and papyri.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13A21
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	𓨡
HTML Hex Encoding	𓨡
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xA8 0xA1
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80E 0xDE21
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013A21
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80e\ude21

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-36-008
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A stylized set of two toes, resembling a cloth wound on a pole, an emblem of divinity (R8), on top of a base resembling a tusk of an elephant (F18), with two lines connecting the two emblems, the top line horizontal, the bottom line at an angle, connecting to the top line at the second emblem.
kEH_Func	Phonemogram
kEH_FVal	sꜣḥ
kEH_UniK	D063H