U+13B12 "𓬒" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𓬒

U+13B12 "𓬒" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph from the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, encoded under the category of punctuation marks, and it is used in ancient Egyptian writing as a word divider or a defining sign within hieroglyphic texts. This character belongs to the set of standard signs that helped structure sentences and separate phrases in the original script, which was utilized primarily for religious inscriptions, monumental carvings, and administrative records. Its precise meaning often depends on the context of the surrounding hieroglyphs, but it generally functions as a non-phonetic grammatical or layout element rather than a standalone spoken sound.

General Properties

Code Point U+13B12
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 𓬒
HTML Hex Encoding 𓬒
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x93 0xAC 0x92
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD80E 0xDF12
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00013B12
C/C++/Java Escape \ud80e\udf12

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-20-076
kEH_Core C
kEH_Desc A baboon, dancing, right leg vertical, left leg raised, left knee in front of the right leg, left foot behind the right leg, right arm extended forwards and downwards, holding an ornamental chevaux de frise on top of walls, with a circle dividing the top and base (Aa30), of nearly the size of the baboon near the base of the ornament.
kEH_Func Logogram (to adorn) or Logogram (to be friendly)
kEH_FVal sαΊ–kr | ꞽmꜣ
kEH_UniK E070A