U+13BA6 "𓮦" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𓮦

U+13BA6 "𓮦" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific sign from the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, part of the extensive repertoire encoded to represent the writing system of ancient Egypt. This particular glyph, cataloged under the Unicode Standard’s Egyptian Hieroglyphs Extended-A range, belongs to a set of symbols used for phonetic and logographic purposes in the classical language of the pharaohs. While its exact meaning or transliteration may not be immediately apparent without consulting the Gardiner Sign List or specialized Egyptological databases, its inclusion in Unicode ensures that scholars, linguists, and digital historians can accurately represent, discuss, and preserve these ancient characters across modern computing platforms, continuing the legacy of one of humanity’s earliest formal writing systems.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13BA6
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	𓮦
HTML Hex Encoding	𓮦
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xAE 0xA6
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80E 0xDFA6
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013BA6
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80e\udfa6

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-11-011
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A large sun disk (N5), written within the horns of a bovid (F13).
kEH_Func	Phonemogram (commonly in wp-rnp.t)
kEH_FVal	wp
kEH_UniK	HJ F102
kEH_JSesh	F102
kEH_HG	F102
kEH_IFAO	155,3