U+13CF8 "𓳸" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+13CF8 "𓳸" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a unique glyph from the Egyptian Hieroglyph Extended-A block, assigned to the realm of ancient Egyptian writing used primarily for religious and monumental inscriptions. This specific character belongs to a category of hieroglyphs that often represent concrete objects or abstract concepts, though its detailed meaning in the original script is tied to its context within a larger text. While not as widely known as common hieroglyphs, its inclusion in Unicode helps preserve the visual and historical integrity of this ancient language for modern digital use.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13CF8
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	𓳸
HTML Hex Encoding	𓳸
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xB3 0xB8
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80F 0xDCF8
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013CF8
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80f\udcf8

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-23-003
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	Three lapwings (Vanellus cristatus), overlapping each other.
kEH_Func	Logogram (common folk, subjects, people)
kEH_FVal	rḫ.yt
kEH_UniK	HJ G200
kEH_JSesh	G200
kEH_HG	G200
kEH_IFAO	201,2