U+13AD1 "𓫑" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+13AD1 "𓫑" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a member of the Egyptian Hieroglyphs Extended-A block, representing a specific sign from the later or variant repertoire of ancient Egyptian writing, particularly associated with the Gardiner sign list category for parts of birds or animals. This character, whose transliteration is often rendered as "mȝ" or similar, depicts a type of owl or related avian figure and was used in hieroglyphic inscriptions to denote phonetic sounds or as a determinative in words related to sight, perception, or specific birds. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for the accurate digital representation of these complex writing systems, preserving the nuanced linguistic and cultural heritage of ancient Egypt for modern scholarship and digital text processing.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13AD1
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	𓫑
HTML Hex Encoding	𓫑
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xAB 0x91
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80E 0xDED1
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013AD1
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80e\uded1

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-17-030
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A lion, standing, tail downwards (E22), with N6 (The sun, encircled by a cobra (Naja haje), standing up, with expanded hood (uraeus)) on its head.
kEH_Func	Logogram (in the construction sꜣ-rꜥ nb ḫꜥ.w)
kEH_FVal	rꜥ + nb
kEH_UniK	E116A