U+13AF0 "𓫰" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+13AF0 "𓫰" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph from the Egyptian Hieroglyphs Extended-A block, encoding a standardized numeral sign used in ancient Egyptian texts. Known as the "Egyptian Hieroglyph-#" in the Unicode standard, this character represents one of the many numeral symbols derived from the hieratic script, which was a cursive writing system developed from hieroglyphs. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for the digital representation and preservation of ancient Egyptian numerical notations, enabling scholars and enthusiasts to accurately transcribe and display historical documents that used these symbols for counting and accounting purposes.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13AF0
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	𓫰
HTML Hex Encoding	𓫰
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xAB 0xB0
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80E 0xDEF0
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013AF0
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80e\udef0

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-20-020
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A hamadryas baboon (Papio hamadryas), seated, arms forward, holding a staff (S43).
kEH_Func	Logogram (to speak words, to recite)
kEH_FVal	ḏd-mdw
kEH_UniK	HJ E042
kEH_JSesh	E42
kEH_HG	E42
kEH_IFAO	139,1