U+13BD9 "𓯙" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+13BD9 "𓯙" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is part of the Egyptian Hieroglyph Extended-A block, representing a specific hieroglyphic sign identified by its Gardiner code or other Egyptological classification, though its exact semantic value is often tied to the context of ancient Egyptian writing, where it was used as a phonetic or logographic symbol in religious, administrative, or funerary texts. This character was encoded in Unicode to support the digital preservation and scholarly study of the hieroglyphic script, allowing researchers and enthusiasts to accurately represent and share the rich visual language of ancient Egypt without relying on images or incomplete fonts. While not commonly found in everyday digital communication, its inclusion highlights ongoing efforts to expand Unicode coverage for historical and endangered scripts, ensuring that even rare or specialized glyphs remain accessible for future linguistic and archaeological research.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13BD9
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	𓯙
HTML Hex Encoding	𓯙
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xAF 0x99
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80E 0xDFD9
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013BD9
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80e\udfd9

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-23-009
kEH_Core	N
kEH_UniK	HJ F132C
kEH_JSesh	F132C
kEH_HG	F132C
kEH_IFAO	164,9