U+13CD5 "𓳕" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+13CD5 "𓳕" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific character from the Egyptian Hieroglyphs Extended-A block, representing a sign or symbol used in the ancient Egyptian writing system, likely part of a set of control characters or placeholder glyphs rather than a pictographic sign for an object or idea, as its name includes a hash symbol indicating it is a reserved or generic hieroglyphic position. This character is encoded for digital representation in plain text, allowing researchers, linguists, and enthusiasts to accurately include such hieroglyphs in modern documents and electronic communications. Its inclusion in Unicode helps preserve and digitize the complex visual language of ancient Egypt, facilitating scholarly study and broader cultural access.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13CD5
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	𓳕
HTML Hex Encoding	𓳕
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xB3 0x95
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80F 0xDCD5
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013CD5
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80f\udcd5

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-18-001
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A human headed bird.
kEH_Func	Logogram (soul)
kEH_FVal	bꜣ
kEH_UniK	HJ G053A
kEH_JSesh	G53A
kEH_HG	G53A
kEH_IFAO	197,3