U+13F7C "𓽼" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+13F7C "𓽼" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific sign from the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic writing system, belonging to the "U" category of signs in the standard Gardiner classification, which typically represent birds or parts of birds, though its exact identity and reading remain uncertain to non-specialists. This character was added to the Unicode Standard in version 12.0 to support the digital encoding and preservation of hieroglyphic texts, allowing researchers and enthusiasts to represent this particular glyph in modern computing environments without relying on images. As part of the larger Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, it helps facilitate the study, discussion, and accurate transcription of inscriptions from tombs, temples, and papyri, though its practical use is confined mainly to Egyptology and philology.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13F7C
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	𓽼
HTML Hex Encoding	𓽼
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xBD 0xBC
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80F 0xDF7C
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013F7C
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80f\udf7c

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	O-06-005
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A façade of a palace or tomb, with a doorway, open at the bottom, without internal detail.
kEH_Func	Classifier palace façade
kEH_FVal	srḫ
kEH_UniK	HJ O130
kEH_JSesh	O130
kEH_HG	O130
kEH_IFAO	299,9