U+1408D "𔂍" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+1408D "𔂍" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph from the Egyptian Hieroglyph block, representing a sign used primarily in the written language of ancient Egypt, often denoting a phonetic or semantic value depending on its context within inscriptions. This particular character, assigned the identifier "Egyptian Hieroglyph-#" as a placeholder due to its lack of a standard transliteration name, is encoded in Unicode to enable digital representation and preservation of ancient Egyptian texts, facilitating scholarly research and cultural heritage efforts. It belongs to a repertoire of thousands of hieroglyphs that were employed for religious, administrative, and monumental writings, and its inclusion in the Unicode standard helps ensure that such historical scripts remain accessible in modern computing environments.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1408D
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	𔂍
HTML Hex Encoding	𔂍
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x94 0x82 0x8D
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD810 0xDC8D
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001408D
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud810\udc8d

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-07-012
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A mast of a ship, with two prongs.
kEH_Func	Phonemogram
kEH_FVal	ꜥḥꜥ
kEH_UniK	HJ P076A
kEH_JSesh	P76A
kEH_HG	P76A
kEH_IFAO	335,13