U+13AE4 "𓫤" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+13AE4 "𓫤" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a code point within the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, used to represent a specific sign from the ancient Egyptian writing system. This particular glyph belongs to the category of determinatives or phonetic symbols that conveyed meaning within the logographic and syllabic script of pharaonic texts, often appearing in religious, funerary, or administrative inscriptions. The "#' in its name typically indicates that the character is a placeholder or an unassigned specific sign within a larger grouping, pending formal identification or naming by the Egyptological community. As part of Unicode’s effort to encode the complete repertoire of Egyptian hieroglyphs from the Gardiner list and beyond, U+13AE4 helps preserve and digitally represent the complex visual language used for over three thousand years on monuments and papyri.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13AE4
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	𓫤
HTML Hex Encoding	𓫤
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xAB 0xA4
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80E 0xDEE4
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013AE4
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80e\udee4

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-17-067
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A lion, standing on its hind legs, forelegs extended forwards, holding a stick in each paw, tail raised upwards.
kEH_Func	Classifier aggressive like a lion
kEH_FVal	tkn
kEH_UniK	E314A