U+13B78 "𓭸" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+13B78 "𓭸" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph from the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, which encodes a sign used in ancient Egyptian writing, typically representing a phonetic value or an ideogram within the extensive hieroglyphic script system. This particular character, like others in the Unicode range U+13000 to U+13455, belongs to the standardized digital encoding of the ancient Egyptian language, enabling modern text processing and display of these historical symbols. The glyph itself corresponds to a specific drawing of a rotated hieroglyphic sign, often referencing a numeral function or a determinative in context, and its inclusion in Unicode supports scholarly work, digital preservation, and the accurate representation of Egyptian texts in contemporary computing environments.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13B78
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	𓭸
HTML Hex Encoding	𓭸
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xAD 0xB8
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80E 0xDF78
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013B78
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80e\udf78

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-04-006
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	The head of a jackal, neck curving forwards, with line of string around the neck, with a loop above ties at the back.
kEH_Func	Phonemogram
kEH_FVal	stꜣ
kEH_UniK	HJ F067B
kEH_JSesh	F67B
kEH_HG	F67B
kEH_IFAO	148,10