U+13DEF "𓷯" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𓷯

U+13DEF "𓷯" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph from the extended set of Egyptian Hieroglyphs used to represent the ancient Egyptian writing system, which combines logographic and alphabetic elements. This particular character, officially part of the Egyptian Hieroglyph Format Controls block, corresponds to a sign known as "Vertical Joiner" or a related placeholder for complex ligatures and context dependent hieroglyph arrangements, primarily serving to control the layout and orientation of other hieroglyphs in digital text rather than standing alone as a distinct semantic symbol. Its inclusion in Unicode facilitates accurate preservation and digital rendering of ancient Egyptian texts, enabling scholars and linguists to study and display these historical inscriptions with greater fidelity.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13DEF
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	𓷯
HTML Hex Encoding	𓷯
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xB7 0xAF
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80F 0xDDEF
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013DEF
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80f\uddef

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-02-003
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A wasp.
kEH_Func	Classifier wasp
kEH_FVal	tkk.t
kEH_UniK	HJ L016
kEH_JSesh	L16
kEH_HG	L16