U+13CF9 "𓳹" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+13CF9 "𓳹" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph from the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, representing a hieroglyphic sign that was used in the ancient Egyptian writing system to convey phonetic or ideographic information. This character, like others in the same Unicode range, originates from the Meriotic and early Egyptian periods and forms part of the vast repertoire of symbols that scholars encode for digital preservation and study. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for modern text processing and historical analysis, bridging ancient linguistic expression with contemporary computing.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13CF9
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	𓳹
HTML Hex Encoding	𓳹
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xB3 0xB9
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80F 0xDCF9
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013CF9
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80f\udcf9

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-23-006
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A lapwing (Vanellus cristatus), standing, wings extended above the body; on top of a wickerwork basket (V30).
kEH_Func	Phonemogram/Logogram (who everyone knows)
kEH_FVal	rḫ.t-ḥr-nb
kEH_UniK	G024C