U+13DB8 "𓶸" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𓶸

U+13DB8 "𓶸" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph from the Egyptian Hieroglyph format controls block, which was added to the standard to assist in the proper digital representation and layout of complex hieroglyphic texts. Rather than depicting a standalone pictorial symbol like a bird or an eye, this character functions as a formatting code that helps define the positioning, grouping, or alignment of other hieroglyphs within a text string, such as indicating where one sign should be placed above or beside another. It is part of a set of invisible control characters used primarily by scholars and software developers to faithfully encode ancient Egyptian writing, ensuring that the intricate spatial relationships of the script are preserved in digital documents.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13DB8
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	𓶸
HTML Hex Encoding	𓶸
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xB6 0xB8
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80F 0xDDB8
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013DB8
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80f\uddb8

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-13-016
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A snake with a coiled tail, consisting of three coils.
kEH_Func	Classifier snake, serpent
kEH_FVal	ḥfꜣw
kEH_UniK	HJ I014C
kEH_JSesh	I14C
kEH_HG	I14C
kEH_IFAO	224,2