U+13B8B "𓮋" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𓮋

U+13B8B "𓮋" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph from the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, which was added to the Unicode standard as part of version 5.2 in 2009 to support the encoding of ancient Egyptian writing. This particular character represents a hieroglyphic sign, though its exact phonetic or semantic value can vary depending on context within the ancient script, as the block numbers (the pound sign or number sign in its name indicates it is a placeholder for a specific Gardiner sign list identifier). Its inclusion allows for digital representation and preservation of these historical symbols, enabling scholars and enthusiasts to use them in modern text processing, research, and software applications.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13B8B
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	𓮋
HTML Hex Encoding	𓮋
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xAE 0x8B
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80E 0xDF8B
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013B8B
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80e\udf8b

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-06-010
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A mouth (D21), written over the neck of the head of a bubalis antelope.
kEH_Func	Phonemogram
kEH_FVal	šsr
kEH_UniK	HJ F086
kEH_JSesh	F86
kEH_HG	F86
kEH_IFAO	151,11