U+1401B "𔀛" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𔀛

U+1401B "𔀛" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is part of the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, specifically encoded in the range designated for the New Kingdom and later periods, representing a sign from the ancient Egyptian writing system that combined logographic and phonetic elements. This particular glyph, identified by its Gardiner's sign list classification and often used in religious or administrative texts, depicts a stylized object whose exact meaning can vary depending on context, though it typically contributes to the phonetic value or semantic category of a word. As a character included in Unicode's comprehensive coverage of historical scripts, it enables digital preservation and scholarly study of Egyptian hieroglyphic inscriptions, bridging modern computing with ancient linguistic heritage.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1401B
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	𔀛
HTML Hex Encoding	𔀛
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x94 0x80 0x9B
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD810 0xDC1B
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001401B
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud810\udc1b

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	P-01-004
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A boat/ship, resembling a crescent moon, with a low cone shape inside the boat/ship: on top of a base of two blocks, on a longer horizontal line.
kEH_Func	Classifier boat/ship/bark
kEH_FVal	ḥnw
kEH_UniK	HJ P015A
kEH_JSesh	P15A
kEH_HG	P15A