U+13DA8 "𓶨" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+13DA8 "𓶨" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph from the Egyptian Hieroglyph Extended-A block, which was added to the Unicode Standard to represent a rare or specialized hieroglyphic sign used in ancient Egyptian writing. This particular character, classified as part of the formal script system of hieroglyphs, encodes a visual symbol that would have been inscribed on monuments or papyri, though its exact phonetic or semantic value is typically defined by Egyptological databases rather than being a common, standalone letter. Its inclusion in Unicode enables digital preservation and scholarly exchange of ancient texts, allowing researchers to accurately reproduce and study the intricate writing system of ancient Egypt.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13DA8
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	𓶨
HTML Hex Encoding	𓶨
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xB6 0xA8
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80F 0xDDA8
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013DA8
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80f\udda8

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-11-097
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A cobra with the head of a falcon, with a feather (H6) on its head, vertically, with a coiled tail, consisting of four coils.
kEH_Func	Phonemogram
kEH_FVal	(ꞽ)ḫr
kEH_UniK	I090A