U+13E88 "𓺈" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𓺈

U+13E88 "𓺈" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph belonging to the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, which was added to the Unicode Standard to support the digital representation of the ancient Egyptian writing system. This particular character is classified under the category of "Egyptian hieroglyph format controls," meaning it serves a structural or functional role rather than representing a common phonetic or logographic sign. Its primary purpose is to assist in the proper rendering, spacing, or alignment of other hieroglyphs within a text, ensuring that complex composite signs and ligatures are displayed correctly in digital environments. While it does not carry direct semantic meaning like an individual word or letter, it is an essential technical component for accurately preserving the layout and readability of ancient Egyptian inscriptions in modern computing contexts.

General Properties

Code Point U+13E88
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 𓺈
HTML Hex Encoding 𓺈
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x93 0xBA 0x88
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD80F 0xDE88
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00013E88
C/C++/Java Escape \ud80f\ude88

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-14-020
kEH_Core C
kEH_Desc A flowering reed (M17) and a mace with a pear-shaped head (T3), connected by a network consisting of four horizontal lines and three lines going from bottom corner to top corner.
kEH_Func Logogram offering
kEH_FVal ꜥꜣb.t
kEH_UniK HJ M149
kEH_JSesh M149
kEH_HG M149
kEH_IFAO 249,7