U+13D53 "𓵓" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+13D53 "𓵓" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific sign from the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic script, encoded in Unicode’s Egyptian Hieroglyphs block (range U+13000–U+1342F) for use in digital text and scholarly transcription. This particular character, identified by its unique code point, represents a single hieroglyph that was used in monumental inscriptions and religious texts from the time of the pharaohs. The placeholder “#” in its official name indicates that the sign has been assigned a provisional or numeric identifier for unclassified or non-standard glyphs within the vast Gardiner sign list, which categorizes hieroglyphs by shape and meaning. In practice, U+13D53 allows researchers, linguists, and enthusiasts to accurately render and exchange this ancient symbol across modern computer systems, preserving a small but essential piece of linguistic heritage from Ancient Egypt.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13D53
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	𓵓
HTML Hex Encoding	𓵓
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xB5 0x93
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80F 0xDD53
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013D53
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80f\udd53

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	I-05-005
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A tadpole (I8), on top of a cartouche in a round form (V9).
kEH_Func	Logogram (one hundred thousand)
kEH_FVal	ḥfn
kEH_UniK	HJ I008A
kEH_JSesh	I8A
kEH_HG	I8A