U+14079 "𔁹" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+14079 "𔁹" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph from the Egyptian Hieroglyph block, which encodes a sign from the ancient Egyptian writing system, one of the world's oldest known scripts. This particular character is identified as a control sign, often used in standardized encoding to annotate or represent a discarded or unknown hieroglyphic segment, rather than a common pictographic symbol like a man or an animal. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard allows digital preservation and accurate reproduction of original Egyptian texts, aiding in scholarly research and linguistic studies. The character reflects the ongoing effort to digitize ancient scripts, providing a precise placeholder for undocumented or variable hieroglyphic elements.

General Properties

Code Point	U+14079
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	𔁹
HTML Hex Encoding	𔁹
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x94 0x81 0xB9
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD810 0xDC79
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00014079
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud810\udc79

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-04-007
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A boat/ship, on top of a rectangle representing water, with a horizontal rectangle inside the ship, with an oar/rudder at the back.
kEH_Func	Classifier boat/ship
kEH_FVal	mnš
kEH_UniK	P004G