U+13BCD "𓯍" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+13BCD "𓯍" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph from the extensive Egyptian Hieroglyph block, which was added to the Unicode standard to digitally encode the ancient writing system of Egypt. This particular character represents a hieroglyphic sign, though its exact identification and transliteration are not standardized in the Unicode charts beyond its numerical code point and general category as a hieroglyph. As part of the broader collection of over a thousand Egyptian hieroglyphs in Unicode, U+13BCD allows scholars, linguists, and digital historians to accurately reproduce and study ancient Egyptian texts in modern electronic formats. Its inclusion helps preserve and make accessible the rich visual language of one of humanity's earliest civilizations, bridging millennia between ancient inscriptions and contemporary computing.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13BCD
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	𓯍
HTML Hex Encoding	𓯍
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xAF 0x8D
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80E 0xDFCD
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013BCD
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80e\udfcd

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-20-019
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	The skin of a cow, with the tail hanging straight down, pierced by an arrow with rectangular fletching (T11A).
kEH_Func	Phonemogram
kEH_FVal	st
kEH_UniK	F029D
kEH_IFAO	161,15