U+13F40 "𓽀" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𓽀

U+13F40 "𓽀" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific sign from the ancient Egyptian writing system, part of the Unicode block dedicated to Egyptian Hieroglyphs, which was added to the standard to enable digital representation of over a thousand distinct hieroglyphic symbols. This particular character corresponds to a catalog number within the Gardiner sign list, often used for scholarly transcription of texts, and depicts a stylized image or ideogram that could represent a concept, object, or phonetic value depending on its context in ancient Egyptian language and culture. Its inclusion in Unicode allows researchers, linguists, and enthusiasts to accurately encode and share Egyptian hieroglyphic inscriptions in modern digital formats, preserving an important part of human history for study and education.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13F40
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	𓽀
HTML Hex Encoding	𓽀
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xBD 0x80
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80F 0xDF40
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013F40
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80f\udf40

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-20-030
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	An oval of sand, with a vertical line in the middle.
kEH_Func	Logogram (island)
kEH_FVal	ꞽw
kEH_UniK	HJ N141
kEH_JSesh	N141
kEH_HG	N141