U+13AF8 "𓫸" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+13AF8 "𓫸" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph from the Egyptian Hieroglyphs Extended-A block, representing a sign used in the ancient Egyptian writing system. This particular character belongs to the category of hieroglyphs that were employed primarily in the Ptolemaic and Roman periods, often functioning as a phonetic or determinative element in inscriptions on temples and monuments. The symbol itself, like many in this extended set, is part of a larger repertoire of signs that encode complex linguistic and religious meanings, reflecting the rich iconographic tradition of Egyptian visual language.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13AF8
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	𓫸
HTML Hex Encoding	𓫸
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xAB 0xB8
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80E 0xDEF8
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013AF8
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80e\udef8

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-20-036
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A hamadryas baboon (Papio hamadryas), seated, hands on knees, tail folded under the rear (E35), in front of a sheath or receptacle with V shaped indentation at the top (V98), on top of a rectangular base.
kEH_Func	Logogram (symbol of the cycle of time)
kEH_FVal	wnšb
kEH_UniK	HJ E046
kEH_JSesh	E46
kEH_HG	E46
kEH_IFAO	139,5