U+13B8F "𓮏" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+13B8F "𓮏" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph belonging to the extended repertoire of Egyptian hieroglyphs encoded in the Unicode Standard, which aims to digitally represent the ancient writing system used in pharaonic Egypt. This particular character falls within the Egyptian Hieroglyph Format Controls block or an extended supplement range, and its official designation as a placeholder hieroglyph indicates that it corresponds to a specific Gardiner sign or phonetic value, though the exact meaning—such as a word, syllable, or ideogram—requires contextual knowledge of the original inscription. As part of the digital encoding, U+13B8F enables scholars, linguists, and enthusiasts to accurately reproduce ancient texts in modern digital documents, preserving the historical and linguistic integrity of the hieroglyphic script.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13B8F
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	𓮏
HTML Hex Encoding	𓮏
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xAE 0x8F
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80E 0xDF8F
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013B8F
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80e\udf8f

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-07-004
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A simplified head of a hippopotamus.
kEH_Func	Phonemogram
kEH_FVal	ꜣt
kEH_UniK	HJ F003A
kEH_JSesh	F3A
kEH_HG	F3A
kEH_IFAO	152,8