U+13BE5 "𓯥" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+13BE5 "𓯥" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph from the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, which was added to the Unicode Standard to digitally represent the ancient Egyptian writing system. This particular character falls under the category of hieroglyphic signs, which were used for ceremonial and monumental inscriptions, but its exact phonetic or semantic value is not defined within Unicode itself, as the standard focuses on encoding the visual representation rather than the historical meaning. The glyph is part of a larger effort to preserve and make accessible the approximately 1,070 hieroglyphs in this block, enabling modern digital communication and research for Egyptologists and enthusiasts alike.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13BE5
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	𓯥
HTML Hex Encoding	𓯥
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xAF 0xA5
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80E 0xDFE5
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013BE5
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80e\udfe5

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-25-004
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A piece of spine with four vertebrae, angling forwards, with a horizontal line over the spines.
kEH_Func	Classifier back, backbone
kEH_FVal	psḏ
kEH_UniK	HJ F038B
kEH_JSesh	F38B
kEH_HG	F38B