U+13AE1 "𓫡" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+13AE1 "𓫡" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a member of the Egyptian Hieroglyphs Extended-A block, introduced in Unicode version 16.0 in 2024. It represents a specific hieroglyphic sign used in ancient Egyptian writing, belonging to a group of characters that expand the standard set of hieroglyphs to better encode inscriptions from the Middle Kingdom and later periods. While its exact transliteration and function depend on its context, such characters typically denote phonetic values or determinatives that clarify meaning in sacred or monumental texts. This addition helps scholars and digital linguists more accurately represent the full range of hieroglyphic symbols in modern electronic documents.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13AE1
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	𓫡
HTML Hex Encoding	𓫡
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xAB 0xA1
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80E 0xDEE1
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013AE1
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80e\udee1

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-17-063
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A lion, lying down, tail curled over the body towards the back, with a pole/staff with the head of a falcon with the sun disk on the head; on the front paw of the lion.
kEH_Func	Phonemogram
kEH_FVal	nb-ḫpš
kEH_UniK	E295
kEH_HG	E295