U+13C59 "𓱙" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𓱙

U+13C59 "𓱙" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a symbol from the Egyptian Hieroglyphs Extended-A block, specifically assigned as a placeholder or representation for an unassigned or generic hieroglyph, often used in digital encoding to stand in for one of the many thousands of ancient Egyptian signs that have yet to be individually encoded in Unicode. This character is part of the broader effort to digitally preserve and represent the vast script of ancient Egypt, which includes logograms and phonetic signs carved on monuments and papyri. As a placeholder, it helps scholars, typographers, and software developers handle unspecific or rare glyphs within text processing and font design, ensuring that the writing system can be accurately reproduced even when the exact historical sign is not included in standard character sets.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13C59
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	𓱙
HTML Hex Encoding	𓱙
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xB1 0x99
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80F 0xDC59
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013C59
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80f\udc59

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-11-076
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A gray heron (Ardea cinerea) with a single feather on its head.
kEH_Func	Classifier heron
kEH_FVal	bnw
kEH_UniK	HJ G031B
kEH_JSesh	G31B
kEH_HG	G31B
kEH_IFAO	181,11