U+13C16 "𓰖" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+13C16 "𓰖" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph representing an ancient Egyptian hieroglyph from the Extended Egyptian Hieroglyph format A block, which was added to the Unicode standard to facilitate the digital encoding of a broader range of hieroglyphic signs beyond the traditional Gardiner list. This particular character corresponds to a distinct symbol used in the writing system of ancient Egypt, typically depicting a phonetic or ideographic element that could represent a sound, object, or concept depending on its context within a larger inscription. Its inclusion in Unicode allows scholars, linguists, and digital archivists to accurately reproduce and study ancient Egyptian texts in modern electronic documents and databases without relying on image-based approximations.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13C16
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	𓰖
HTML Hex Encoding	𓰖
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xB0 0x96
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80F 0xDC16
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013C16
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80f\udc16

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	G-05-004
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons), standing, with a wing at either side of its body.
kEH_Func	Phonemogram
kEH_FVal	pꜣ(.yw)
kEH_UniK	HJ G305
kEH_JSesh	G305
kEH_HG	G305
kEH_IFAO	174,8