U+13B55 "𓭕" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+13B55 "𓭕" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a member of the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, specifically classified as an Old Kingdom sign representing a highly stylized form of the sun's rays or a beam of light, often associated with concepts of brilliance, illumination, or divine radiance in ancient Egyptian writing. This particular glyph, cataloged as Gardiner's sign N8 in the standard sign list, was used primarily in religious and funerary texts to evoke the life-giving power of the sun god Ra. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for the digital preservation and accurate representation of this ancient symbol, supporting scholarly research, modern typography, and the study of one of the world's oldest writing systems.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13B55
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	𓭕
HTML Hex Encoding	𓭕
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xAD 0x95
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80E 0xDF55
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013B55
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80e\udf55

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-23-096
kEH_Core	N
kEH_UniK	HJ E291
kEH_JSesh	E291
kEH_HG	E291