U+1404D "𔁍" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𔁍

U+1404D "𔁍" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific sign from the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, encoded as part of the Unified Egyptian Hieroglyphic repertoire to support digital representation of ancient Egyptian writing. This particular glyph, often identified as a determinative or phonetic sign in the script, belongs to the subset of hieroglyphs used in the Old Kingdom period, though its exact reading or meaning can vary based on context in scholarly reconstructions. While its visual form typically depicts an abstracted object or concept, such as a tool or vessel, the precise classification for this distinct code point is assigned under the "Egyptian Hieroglyph Format Controls" subgroup within Unicode. The inclusion of U+1404D and similar characters aids researchers, linguists, and digital humanities projects in accurately encoding, indexing, and displaying hieroglyphic texts without relying on approximations or substitutions from later scripts.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1404D
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	𔁍
HTML Hex Encoding	𔁍
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x94 0x81 0x8D
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD810 0xDC4D
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001404D
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud810\udc4d

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-03-024
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A boat/ship, resembling a crescent moon, with the head of a woman, with a headdress of bovine horns with a sun disk (F102), on top of the prow and stern, on top of a rectangle resembling water, with a façade of a shrine with a flat roof, with oblique sides, with a large doorway (O21B) inside the boat/ship.
kEH_Func	Logogram wiA(ship, boat, bark)
kEH_FVal	wṯs-nfr.w
kEH_UniK	P042E
kEH_IFAO	328,13