U+13A38 "𓨸" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𓨸

U+13A38 "𓨸" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph from the extended Egyptian Hieroglyph block, which is part of the Unicode Standard's effort to encode the ancient writing system of Egypt for digital representation. This particular character corresponds to a hieroglyphic sign that typically depicts a phonetic or logographic element, often used in the context of describing sounds, objects, or concepts within the Middle and New Kingdom periods of Egyptian history. Its inclusion in Unicode allows scholars, linguists, and enthusiasts to accurately transcribe and share ancient Egyptian texts in a uniform digital format, preserving a fragile yet rich historical language for modern research and education.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13A38
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	𓨸
HTML Hex Encoding	𓨸
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xA8 0xB8
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80E 0xDE38
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013A38
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80e\ude38

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	E-01-005
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A donkey/ass, seated as a Sethian animal, ears in a V shape, tail up.
kEH_Func	Classifier enemy
kEH_FVal	ẖꜣ.tyw
kEH_UniK	E020B
kEH_JSesh	E20A
kEH_HG	E20A