U+13B42 "𓭂" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𓭂

U+13B42 "𓭂" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph from the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, which was added to the Unicode Standard to support the encoding of ancient Egyptian writing for digital text. This particular character represents a hieroglyphic sign, typically classified under the Gardiner sign list, and is used in the transcription of the Egyptian language, often depicting a phonetic or ideographic element such as a reed, plant, or similar symbol. Its inclusion in Unicode allows scholars and enthusiasts to accurately represent and share Egyptian texts in modern computing environments, preserving the linguistic and historical complexity of one of the world’s oldest writing systems.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13B42
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	𓭂
HTML Hex Encoding	𓭂
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xAD 0x82
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80E 0xDF42
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013B42
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80e\udf42

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-23-045
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	The head of a human man, seen in profile, with a short straight beard, in front of a bovid (bull), standing (E1), on top of a standard used for the carrying of religious symbols (R12).
kEH_Func	Logogram (12th nome of Lower Egypt)
kEH_FVal	ṯb-nṯr
kEH_UniK	HJ E210
kEH_JSesh	E210
kEH_HG	E210