U+13AF4 "ð“«´" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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U+13AF4 "ð“«´" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph from the Egyptian Hieroglyphs Extended-A block, representing a sign that belongs to the rich writing system of ancient Egypt. This particular character, like others in its range, encodes a detailed pictographic symbol that was used primarily for religious, monumental, and administrative inscriptions on temple walls, papyrus, and tomb artifacts. Its precise meaning or phonetic value is typically defined by Egyptologists based on its position within the extensive Gardiner sign list, which organizes hieroglyphs by categories such as human figures, animals, and objects. As part of the Unicode Standard, U+13AF4 facilitates the preservation, digital representation, and scholarly study of Egyptian hieroglyphs, allowing researchers and enthusiasts to accurately render these ancient symbols in modern text processing and databases.

General Properties

Code Point U+13AF4
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 𓫴
HTML Hex Encoding 𓫴
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x93 0xAB 0xB4
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD80E 0xDEF4
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00013AF4
C/C++/Java Escape \ud80e\udef4

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-20-024
kEH_Core C
kEH_Desc A hamadryas baboon (Papio hamadryas), seated, arms forward, holding a piece of flesh, point down, curving backwards (F51B).
kEH_Func Phonemogram
kEH_FVal sꜣ=f
kEH_UniK HJ E270
kEH_JSesh E270
kEH_HG E270