U+13F96 "𓾖" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+13F96 "𓾖" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph from the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block that represents a distinct logogram or phonogram used in ancient Egyptian writing, though its exact transliteration and meaning are often cataloged as an unassigned or placeholder sign within the Unicode standard due to its rare or uncertain identification in the Gardiner sign list. This character belongs to a large set of hieroglyphic symbols encoded to support the scholarly transcription and digital preservation of Egyptian texts, enabling researchers to represent inscriptions accurately in modern computing environments. While not as commonly known as more standard hieroglyphs, its inclusion in Unicode helps ensure that even obscure or fragmentary signs from ancient monuments and papyri can be captured and studied without loss of fidelity.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13F96
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	𓾖
HTML Hex Encoding	𓾖
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xBE 0x96
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80F 0xDF96
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013F96
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80f\udf96

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-08-012
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A broad gateway.
kEH_Func	Classifier tomb
kEH_FVal	ꞽs
kEH_UniK	HJ O032D
kEH_JSesh	O32D
kEH_HG	O32D
kEH_IFAO	303,1