U+14015 "𔀕" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+14015 "𔀕" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph from the Egyptian Hieroglyph format Controls block, added in Unicode version 5.2 to represent a placeholder or generic hieroglyphic sign for digital encoding purposes. Rather than denoting a particular ancient Egyptian symbol with a known phonetic or semantic value, this character typically functions as a substitute or marker for an unspecified or undetermined hieroglyph within textual databases and philological studies. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard supports the accurate representation of scholarly transcriptions and digital preservation of Egyptian texts, where certain signs may be damaged or unidentifiable.

General Properties

Code Point	U+14015
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	𔀕
HTML Hex Encoding	𔀕
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x94 0x80 0x95
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD810 0xDC15
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00014015
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud810\udc15

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-24-050
kEH_Core	N
kEH_UniK	HJ O048A
kEH_JSesh	O48A
kEH_HG	O48A
kEH_IFAO	323,15