U+13DCD "𓷍" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+13DCD "𓷍" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph from the ancient Egyptian writing system, formally encoded in the Unicode Standard's Egyptian Hieroglyphs block (range U+13000 to U+134FF). This particular character corresponds to a hieroglyphic sign that would have been used in monumental inscriptions, typically representing a phonetic sound, an ideogram, or a determinative depending on its context in the classical Egyptian language. Its appearance, rendered as a stylized or abstract shape, reflects the conventions of the script's carvings on temple walls or papyri, though its exact semantic value is documented in Egyptological sign lists. As part of the Unicode standard, it enables digital text representation and interchange of Egyptian hieroglyphs, facilitating academic research, linguistic study, and preservation of this ancient writing system.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13DCD
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	𓷍
HTML Hex Encoding	𓷍
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xB7 0x8D
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80F 0xDDCD
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013DCD
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80f\uddcd

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	K-01-014
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A fish, at 45 degree, with a V shaped tail, and a long and short fin on either side of the body.
kEH_Func	Phonemogram
kEH_FVal	ẖꜣ
kEH_UniK	K031
kEH_IFAO	226,12