U+13E9E "𓺞" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𓺞

U+13E9E "𓺞" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a sign from the Egyptian Hieroglyph Extended-A block, representing a specific glyph used in ancient Egyptian writing, though its exact semantic meaning remains unlisted in the standard block name as a placeholder identified by a number sign. This character was added to the Unicode Standard in 2021 as part of a major expansion aimed at encoding a comprehensive set of hieroglyphs for scholarly and digital use. It is a part of the rich visual system of logographic and phonetic signs that were carved or painted in Egyptian monuments and papyri, enabling precise textual representation of the ancient language. The inclusion of such signs facilitates academic research, digital preservation, and modern typographic reproduction of Egyptian texts across platforms and applications.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13E9E
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	𓺞
HTML Hex Encoding	𓺞
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xBA 0x9E
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80F 0xDE9E
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013E9E
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80f\ude9e

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-17-009
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A pod of a carob (Ceratonia siliqua) tree, with a leaf at the top.
kEH_Func	Classifier braided lock of hair
kEH_FVal	ḥnsk.t
kEH_UniK	HJ M170
kEH_JSesh	M170
kEH_HG	M170