U+1439B "𔎛" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+1439B "𔎛" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph from the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, which was added to Unicode in version 5.2 to digitally encode ancient Egyptian writing. This particular hieroglyph is identified by the Gardiner sign number Aa2, and it depicts a stylized human face or perhaps a mask, often interpreted as a phonetic or determinative sign in Egyptian texts. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for the digital representation and exchange of this ancient script without relying on images, supporting academic research, linguistic analysis, and digital preservation of Egyptian cultural heritage.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1439B
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	𔎛
HTML Hex Encoding	𔎛
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x94 0x8E 0x9B
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD810 0xDF9B
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001439B
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud810\udf9b

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	W-11-039
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A long, broken, pointed vessel, written horizontally.
kEH_Func	Classifier breaking, destroying
kEH_FVal	sḏ
kEH_UniK	W065B
kEH_NoRotate	Yes