U+140A4 "𔂤" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+140A4 "𔂤" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific symbol from the Egyptian Hieroglyph format controls block, encoded within the Supplementary Multilingual Plane. This character represents a hieroglyphic sign from the ancient Egyptian writing system, though its exact phonetic or logographic meaning is not universally standardized as a single "number sign" but rather assigned a unique position in the Unicode standard for encoding and digital representation. Its inclusion in Unicode enables scholars, linguists, and digital archivists to preserve, analyze, and display authentic Egyptian hieroglyphic texts across modern software platforms, ensuring that this historical script remains accessible for academic research and cultural heritage projects.

General Properties

Code Point	U+140A4
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	𔂤
HTML Hex Encoding	𔂤
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x94 0x82 0xA4
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD810 0xDCA4
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000140A4
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud810\udca4

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-01-029
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A carrying chair consisting of a rectangular mat, with horizontal poles.
kEH_Func	Classifier (sedan chair)
kEH_FVal	wr-ꜥ
kEH_UniK	HJ Q002B
kEH_JSesh	Q2B
kEH_HG	Q2B
kEH_NoRotate	Yes