U+13C21 "𓰡" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𓰡

U+13C21 "𓰡" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific sign from the vast writing system of ancient Egypt, encoded within the Unicode Standard's Egyptian Hieroglyphs block. This character represents one of the many pictographic symbols used in hieroglyphic script, which could function as logograms, phonograms, or determinatives depending on context. Its formal name includes a placeholder hash symbol because the exact Gardiner classification or semantic label for this particular glyph has not been fully assigned or standardized in the Unicode name. As part of the modern digital encoding of ancient scripts, U+13C21 allows for the accurate electronic representation and research of Egyptian texts, preserving the linguistic and cultural heritage of a civilization that flourished along the Nile.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13C21
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	𓰡
HTML Hex Encoding	𓰡
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xB0 0xA1
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80F 0xDC21
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013C21
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80f\udc21

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-06-001
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons), alighting or flying up, with both wings behind the body (G41), with a downward angling rope around the neck, connected to a pole resembling a throwing-stick, or a club used by foreign people (T14).
kEH_Func	Phonemogram
kEH_FVal	ḳmꜣ
kEH_UniK	HJ G081
kEH_JSesh	G81
kEH_HG	G81
kEH_IFAO	175,10