U+1398F "𓦏" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+1398F "𓦏" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a sign from the Egyptian hieroglyphic script, specifically belonging to the Gardiner classification system's category for parts of birds, and it depicts the feather of a bird. This character is encoded in the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block of Unicode, which was added to enable digital representation of the ancient writing system used in Egypt from roughly 3200 BCE onward. The feather hieroglyph, often associated with the goddess Maat and concepts of truth and order, functioned both as a logogram for the word "maat" and as a phonetic sign. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for accurate scholarly research, transcription, and digital preservation of ancient Egyptian texts without reliance on specialized fonts or images.