U+13DEC "𓷬" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𓷬

U+13DEC "𓷬" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is part of the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, encoded in Unicode version 12.0, and it represents a specific sign from the ancient Egyptian writing system, typically used to record the sounds and meanings of the Egyptian language in monumental inscriptions. This particular hieroglyph, designated as Gardiner number G43, depicts a quail chick and corresponds to the consonantal sound "w" in the phonemic repertoire of Middle Egyptian. As a member of the extended hieroglyphic repertoire, it serves both as a phonetic complement and as a logogram in certain contexts, contributing to the complex interplay of visual symbolism and linguistic structure that defines Egyptian writing.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13DEC
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	𓷬
HTML Hex Encoding	𓷬
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xB7 0xAC
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80F 0xDDEC
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013DEC
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80f\uddec

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	L-01-023
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A dung beetle, scarab (scarabaeus sacer) with the head of a ram, wearing the red crown (S3).
kEH_Func	Phonemogram
kEH_FVal	nt
kEH_UniK	HJ L032
kEH_JSesh	L32
kEH_HG	L32