U+13E16 "𓸖" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+13E16 "𓸖" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph from the extended Egyptian Hieroglyph repertoire, encoded in the Egyptian Hieroglyph Format Controls block. This character represents a detailed pictorial sign used in ancient Egyptian writing, part of a larger set of over a thousand standardized hieroglyphs included in Unicode to enable digital representation of the script. Its particular form and meaning are rooted in the classical language of pharaonic Egypt, often depicting objects, animals, or concepts that served as logograms or phonetic complements in hieroglyphic texts. The addition of such characters to the Unicode standard supports scholarly research, digital preservation, and accurate rendering of ancient Egyptian inscriptions.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13E16
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	𓸖
HTML Hex Encoding	𓸖
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xB8 0x96
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80F 0xDE16
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013E16
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80f\ude16

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-04-020
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A clump of three reed-stalks with florets.
kEH_Func	Classifier plant?
kEH_FVal	ꞽw.t
kEH_UniK	HJ M057
kEH_JSesh	M57
kEH_HG	M57