U+13B70 "𓭰" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𓭰

U+13B70 "𓭰" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph from the Egyptian Hieroglyph Extended A block, representing an abstract shape that likely corresponds to a phonetic sign or determinative used in the ancient Egyptian writing system. This character falls within a range of codepoints dedicated to hieroglyphs from the Middle Kingdom and later periods, though its precise meaning or transliteration is not standardly defined by a single Gardiner sign number due to the broad categorization in the Unicode standard. In digital contexts, it enables accurate encoding and preservation of texts that include nuanced hieroglyphic forms, supporting scholarly work in Egyptology by allowing specialized fonts to render the symbol correctly for research or publication.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13B70
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	𓭰
HTML Hex Encoding	𓭰
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xAD 0xB0
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80E 0xDF70
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013B70
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80e\udf70

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	F-03-011
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	The head of a bovid (ox), connected to a foreleg of a bovid (ox), hoof orientated away from the reading direction (F24).
kEH_Func	Classifier Ursa Major constellation
kEH_FVal	msḫt.yw
kEH_UniK	HJ F116
kEH_JSesh	F116
kEH_HG	F116
kEH_IFAO	148,4