U+13B5B "𓭛" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+13B5B "𓭛" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph within the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, which was added to the Unicode Standard to encode the ancient writing system of Egypt. This particular character, often referred to as a placeholder or a generically numbered hieroglyph, represents an individual sign from the vast repertoire of Egyptian hieroglyphic symbols, though its exact phonetic or ideographic meaning is not defined by a single standard name. Instead, it is cataloged under the "Egyptian Hieroglyph-#" series, which accommodates uncommon or variant signs requiring a unique code point for digital text representation. As part of the broader effort to preserve and digitize historical scripts, this character enables scholars, linguists, and enthusiasts to accurately transcribe and study ancient Egyptian texts in electronic formats.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13B5B
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	𓭛
HTML Hex Encoding	𓭛
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xAD 0x9B
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80E 0xDF5B
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013B5B
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80e\udf5b

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-26-003
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A rhinoceros.
kEH_Func	Classifier rhinoceros
kEH_FVal	šḳb
kEH_UniK	HJ E131
kEH_JSesh	E131
kEH_HG	E131