U+13C8A "𓲊" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+13C8A "𓲊" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific sign from the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic script, encoded within the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block of the Unicode Standard. This character, whose official name includes a placeholder hash symbol indicating it is a less common or poorly defined glyph, likely represents a phonetic or ideographic element used in writing the Egyptian language, though its precise reading and meaning remain uncertain due to the fragmentary nature of many hieroglyphic inscriptions. Its digital presence allows scholars and enthusiasts to include this rare symbol in electronic texts, aiding in the accurate representation and preservation of ancient Egyptian writing systems.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13C8A
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	𓲊
HTML Hex Encoding	𓲊
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xB2 0x8A
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80F 0xDC8A
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013C8A
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80f\udc8a

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-12-081
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A falcon (G5), on top of a windpipe and lungs (F36), with a stem of papyrus with a flowering bud (M127) left of the windpipe and a stem of papyrus with a bud (M13) right of the windpipe, both beneath the horizontal bar.
kEH_Func	Logogram (Harsomtus)
kEH_FVal	ḥr-smꜣ-tꜣ.wy
kEH_UniK	HJ G125
kEH_JSesh	G125
kEH_HG	G125
kEH_IFAO	188,14