U+13DFA "𓷺" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𓷺

U+13DFA "𓷺" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific sign from the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic script, encoded as part of the Egyptian Hieroglyphs Extended-A block, which was introduced in Unicode version 16.0 in 2024 to support a broader range of hieroglyphs used for writing the Egyptian language. This particular character is identified by the label "Egyptian Hieroglyph-#", indicating it is a placeholder or unclassified sign that awaits definitive identification or naming by Egyptologists. Its inclusion allows for the digital representation of partially understood or newly cataloged glyphs from inscriptions, aiding in scholarly research and digital preservation of ancient texts. While its exact phonetic or ideographic value may not yet be fully determined, it represents a piece of the vast hieroglyphic repertoire used from the Predynastic period through the Ptolemaic era.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13DFA
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	𓷺
HTML Hex Encoding	𓷺
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xB7 0xBA
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80F 0xDDFA
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013DFA
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80f\uddfa

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	M-01-004
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A tree, with the trunk and foliage separated.
kEH_Func	Phonemogram
kEH_FVal	ꞽmꜣ
kEH_UniK	HJ M001C
kEH_JSesh	M1C
kEH_HG	M1C
kEH_IFAO	232,4