U+13DD8 "𓷘" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𓷘

U+13DD8 "𓷘" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph from the Egyptian Hieroglyphs Extended-A block, representing an ancient writing symbol used in the Nile Valley. This particular hieroglyph is categorized as an unidentified or generic placeholder character, often labeled with a number sign (#) to indicate its assigned code point in the Unicode Standard while its exact phonetic or semantic meaning remains undetermined or unclassified in the official repertoire. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for the digital preservation and representation of Egyptian script, even when the specific historical interpretation of the glyph has not been definitively established by Egyptologists.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13DD8
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	𓷘
HTML Hex Encoding	𓷘
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xB7 0x98
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80F 0xDDD8
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013DD8
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80f\uddd8

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-01-042
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A fish, with its tail orientated downwards, with two small fins on either side of its body (K4B), on top of legs in a walking posture, feet orientated towards the reading direction (D54).
kEH_Func	Logogram/phonemogram (to flood out, to emerge)
kEH_FVal	bsꞽ
kEH_UniK	K018C