U+13B22 "𓬢" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+13B22 "𓬢" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph from the Egyptian Hieroglyph Control Characters block, which was added to the Unicode Standard to support the encoding of ancient Egyptian texts. This particular code point represents a placeholder or generic hieroglyphic sign, often used in digital transcriptions when the exact identity of a hieroglyph is unknown or when a general symbol for a hieroglyph is needed. It functions as a control character rather than a direct representation of a specific ancient Egyptian word or sound, allowing scholars and software to handle gaps or uncertain readings in textual reconstructions. By including such placeholder characters, Unicode facilitates the accurate digital preservation and study of Egyptian hieroglyphic inscriptions across modern computing systems.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𓬢 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𓬢 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x93 0xAC 0xA2 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD80E 0xDF22 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00013B22 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud80e\udf22 |
Unicode Properties
Unikemet Data
| kEH_Cat |
E-22-029 |
| kEH_Core |
C |
| kEH_Desc |
A lion, lying down, with the face of a man, with a long, curved beard and coif, with an uraeus on its forehead, on top of a base, front paw holding a sealed ointment jar, without ties (W2) in its front paw, with the jar resting on the base. |
| kEH_Func |
Logogram (presenting myrrh) |
| kEH_FVal |
šms ꜥntyw |
| kEH_UniK |
HJ E159B |
| kEH_JSesh |
E159B |
| kEH_HG |
E159B |
| kEH_IFAO |
142,5 |