U+13EC8 "𓻈" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+13EC8 "𓻈" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific symbol belonging to the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, which encodes characters from the ancient Egyptian writing system used for over three thousand years. This particular hieroglyph, assigned to the category of an undefined or placeholder glyph often labeled as a generic "Egyptian Hieroglyph-#" in the Unicode standard, represents a stylized pictorial element that was part of the logographic and phonetic script of ancient Egypt. While its exact meaning in the original language may correspond to a specific object or concept, such as a tool, deity, or natural element, its inclusion in Unicode allows for digital representation and study of these historical symbols, supporting modern scholarship and preservation of one of humanity's earliest known writing systems.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13EC8
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	𓻈
HTML Hex Encoding	𓻈
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xBB 0x88
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80F 0xDEC8
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013EC8
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80f\udec8

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	N-01-013
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A circle with two horizontal lines at either side, attached to a line which curves over and back down over the sky (N1).
kEH_Func	Classifier darkness (in divinity Keket (kk.t))
kEH_FVal	kk.t
kEH_UniK	HJ N003A
kEH_JSesh	N3A
kEH_HG	N3A
kEH_IFAO	261,8