U+13F81 "𓾁" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+13F81 "𓾁" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is part of the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, specifically designated as a formatting control character rather than a representational glyph. This code point is used as a placeholder or filler within hieroglyphic text, often indicating a missing, unreadable, or deliberately omitted sign in transliteration or digital encoding. It does not correspond to any particular Egyptian hieroglyphic symbol with a phonetic or semantic value, instead serving a structural role in text processing. Its inclusion in Unicode supports accurate digital representation and analysis of ancient Egyptian writing systems by allowing scholars to mark incomplete or uncertain passages.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13F81
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	𓾁
HTML Hex Encoding	𓾁
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xBE 0x81
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80F 0xDF81
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013F81
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80f\udf81

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-06-033
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A façade of a palace or tomb, with a doorway, with internal detail in the doorway.
kEH_Func	Logogram (serekh (palace) façade)
kEH_FVal	srḫ
kEH_UniK	O033M
kEH_IFAO	301,2