U+13D98 "𓶘" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+13D98 "𓶘" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific sign from the extended repertoire of Egyptian hieroglyphs, encoded in the Egyptian Hieroglyphs Extended-A block, which was added to the Unicode Standard to support a broader range of signs used in ancient Egyptian writing. This particular glyph represents a unique or specialized hieroglyphic symbol, often designated by a numerical identifier rather than a common name, and it is primarily used for scholarly transcription and digital representation of ancient texts. Its inclusion allows linguists, Egyptologists, and digital humanities researchers to accurately encode and display rare or complex hieroglyphic characters that fall outside the more common Gardiner's sign list.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13D98
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	𓶘
HTML Hex Encoding	𓶘
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xB6 0x98
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80F 0xDD98
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013D98
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80f\udd98

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-11-067
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A cobra (Naja haje), standing up, with expanded hood (uraeus), with its tail coiled in an elaborate pattern.
kEH_Func	Classifier coil (of a snake)
kEH_FVal	mḥn
kEH_UniK	I070E