U+13E8D "𓺍" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+13E8D "𓺍" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph from the Egyptian Hieroglyphs Extended-A block, which was added to the Unicode Standard to encode a diverse range of ancient Egyptian writing symbols used for religious, administrative, and everyday texts. This particular character, categorized as a special “hieroglyph placeholder” or “hieroglyph number” (hence the "#" in its name), functions as a generic marker or empty box representing a missing or unspecified hieroglyphic sign, often employed in modern digital transcription and scholarly reference to denote a gap or an unknown glyph within a text. Its inclusion ensures that researchers and linguists can accurately represent ancient inscriptions in digital formats without forcing a specific character where none is known or appropriate, thus preserving the integrity of incomplete or damaged records.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13E8D
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	𓺍
HTML Hex Encoding	𓺍
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xBA 0x8D
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80F 0xDE8D
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013E8D
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80f\ude8d

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-16-010
kEH_Core	N
kEH_UniK	HJ M152
kEH_JSesh	M152
kEH_HG	M152
kEH_IFAO	250,8