U+13B18 "𓬘" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𓬘

U+13B18 "𓬘" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific encoding within the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, representing a symbol used in ancient Egyptian writing that falls under the category of a hieroglyphic sign, likely part of the Gardiner sign list's subset for elements like tools or numerals where a placeholder format indicates its precise phonetic or semantic value is defined by its context. This character was added to the Unicode Standard to support the digital representation of classical Egyptian texts, allowing scholars and enthusiasts to accurately encode and display this ancient script in modern computing environments without relying on modern alphabetic approximations. Its inclusion reflects broader efforts to preserve and study historical languages through standardized digital typography, ensuring that even rare or placeholder glyphs like this one maintain their integrity for linguistic research and cultural heritage documentation.

General Properties

Code Point U+13B18
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 𓬘
HTML Hex Encoding 𓬘
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x93 0xAC 0x98
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD80E 0xDF18
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00013B18
C/C++/Java Escape \ud80e\udf18

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-22-008
kEH_Core C
kEH_Desc A lion, lying down, with the face of a man, with a long, curved beard and coif, with the sun, with a cobra (Naja haje), standing up, with expanded hood (uraeus) at either side (N6B), on its head.
kEH_Func Logogram (king of Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt, lord)
kEH_FVal n(.y)-sw.t-bêž½.ty-nb
kEH_UniK HJ E156
kEH_JSesh E156
kEH_HG E156