U+13C73 "𓱳" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+13C73 "𓱳" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a lesser known glyph from the Egyptian Hieroglyph Extended-A block, specifically designated as an Egyptian Hieroglyph placeholder or numbering marker used in standardized digital encoding. This character does not represent a specific ancient hieroglyphic symbol with a known phonetic value or meaning, but rather serves as a generic placeholder for an unassigned or unrecognized hieroglyph, often employed in linguistic or computational contexts where a precise sign is unavailable. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard highlights the ongoing efforts to digitally preserve and systematize the vast and complex writing system of ancient Egypt, allowing researchers and developers to represent uncertain or fragmentary inscriptions accurately in modern text processing environments.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13C73
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	𓱳
HTML Hex Encoding	𓱳
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xB1 0xB3
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80F 0xDC73
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013C73
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80f\udc73

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-12-030
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A falcon (G5), wearing the double crown (S5), on top of a standard used for carrying religious symbols (R12).
kEH_Func	Classifier king
kEH_FVal	n(.y)-sw.t
kEH_UniK	G263A