U+13A79 "𓩹" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+13A79 "𓩹" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a rarely used or so-called "ghost" character in the Egyptian Hieroglyph block, encoded under the category "Other Number Forms" or as a numeric control signifier rather than a standard logogram. Its official name, "Egyptian Hieroglyph-#," suggests it functions as a placeholder or a metonymic sign for the numeral or concept of a number, often employed in ancient texts to denote a generic numeric value rather than a specific phonetic or pictographic meaning. This character is part of a specialized subset of hieroglyphs used in mathematical or accounting contexts within Egyptian inscriptions, helping scholars identify instances where a scribe intended a general reference to quantity without specifying an exact figure.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13A79
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	𓩹
HTML Hex Encoding	𓩹
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xA9 0xB9
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80E 0xDE79
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013A79
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80e\ude79

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-05-007
kEH_Core	N
kEH_UniK	HJ E009B
kEH_JSesh	E9B
kEH_HG	E9B
kEH_IFAO	128,7