U+13FA8 "𓾨" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𓾨

U+13FA8 "𓾨" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is part of the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, specifically assigned to represent a symbol from the ancient Egyptian writing system, though its exact phonetic or semantic value is not specified in the Unicode name itself. This character falls within the range of hieroglyphs that were added to Unicode to support the digital representation of Egyptian texts, enabling transcription and study of this historical script. The glyph itself depicts a stylized, rectangular shape with internal markings, typical of the logographic and phonographic signs used in hieroglyphic inscriptions. Its inclusion in Unicode facilitates linguistic research, digital archiving, and the preservation of Egyptological knowledge in modern computing environments.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13FA8
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	𓾨
HTML Hex Encoding	𓾨
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0xBE 0xA8
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80F 0xDFA8
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013FA8
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80f\udfa8

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-09-068
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	The head of a bovid, coming from an cone, with a forward, downward line of liquid coming from the mouth, on top of a base.
kEH_Func	Logogram (Ennead)
kEH_FVal	psḏ.t
kEH_UniK	HJ O275
kEH_JSesh	O275
kEH_HG	O275