U+13CE2 "𓳢" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𓳢

U+13CE2 "𓳢" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph belonging to the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block within Unicode, which encodes characters from the ancient Egyptian writing system used for religious texts, monumental inscriptions, and administrative records. This particular hieroglyph, designated as a placeholder or category marker by the "#" notation, likely represents a standardized sign for objects or concepts in the Gardiner sign list, such as a numerical or symbolic element, though its exact meaning depends on the original context within a word or phrase. The inclusion of this character in Unicode ensures that scholars, linguists, and digital archivists can accurately represent and preserve Egyptian hieroglyphic writing in modern electronic documents and databases.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13CE2
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	𓳢
HTML Hex Encoding	𓳢
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xB3 0xA2
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80F 0xDCE2
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013CE2
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80f\udce2

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-20-008
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A duck, beak closed, outstretched wings above the body, legs drawn towards the body.
kEH_Func	Logogram (water fowl)
kEH_FVal	rꜣ
kEH_UniK	HJ G306
kEH_JSesh	G306
kEH_HG	G306
kEH_IFAO	198,13