U+140A0 "𔂠" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+140A0 "𔂠" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a code point in the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, which was added to the Unicode Standard to encode the ancient Egyptian writing system used from around 3200 BCE onwards. This specific glyph represents a particular hieroglyphic sign, though its exact phonetic or ideographic value is typically identified by reference to Gardiner's Sign List or other Egyptological sign catalogs, where it is assigned a numeric placeholder or specific identifier. As part of the Unicode block spanning U+13000 to U+1342F, this character allows for the digital representation and text processing of one of the world's earliest writing systems, preserving its historical and linguistic significance for academic study and cultural heritage.

General Properties

Code Point	U+140A0
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	𔂠
HTML Hex Encoding	𔂠
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x94 0x82 0xA0
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD810 0xDCA0
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000140A0
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud810\udca0

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	Q-01-017
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A carrying chair with the seat in a bowl-like structure.
kEH_Func	Classifier carrying chair
kEH_FVal	spꜣ
kEH_UniK	HJ Q013
kEH_JSesh	Q13
kEH_HG	Q13