U+13AFA "𓫺" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+13AFA "𓫺" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a part of the Egyptian Hieroglyphs Extended-A block, which encodes a large set of signs from the ancient Egyptian writing system used primarily for religious texts, monumental inscriptions, and administrative records. This specific glyph represents a unique hieroglyphic symbol whose exact phonetic or logographic value is determined by its context within a word or phrase, as Egyptian hieroglyphs function as a combination of ideograms, phonograms, and determinatives. The character was added to the Unicode Standard to support digital preservation and scholarly study of ancient Egyptian language and culture, allowing for accurate representation of texts that would otherwise require specialized fonts or cumbersome substitutions. Its inclusion reflects ongoing efforts to expand Unicode coverage for historical scripts, enabling linguists, historians, and enthusiasts to work with authentic digital renditions of these ancient signs.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𓫺 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𓫺 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x93 0xAB 0xBA |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD80E 0xDEFA |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00013AFA |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud80e\udefa |
Unicode Properties
Unikemet Data
| kEH_Cat |
E-20-038 |
| kEH_Core |
C |
| kEH_Desc |
A hamadryas baboon (Papio hamadryas), seated, wearing the red crown (S3), arms forward, hand palm upwards. |
| kEH_Func |
Phonemogram |
| kEH_FVal |
êž½n |
| kEH_UniK |
HJ E047 |
| kEH_JSesh |
E47 |
| kEH_HG |
E47 |
| kEH_IFAO |
139,6 |