U+140A5 "𔂥" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𔂥

U+140A5 "𔂥" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific sign from the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic script, encoded in the Unicode standard as part of the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block (U+13000–U+1342F). This particular glyph represents a distinct pictorial symbol used in the written language of ancient Egypt, where thousands of such signs were employed for logographic, syllabic, and determinative purposes in religious texts, monumental inscriptions, and administrative records. As a digital representation, this character enables modern electronic communication and scholarly documentation of hieroglyphic writing, ensuring its preservation and accessibility for researchers and enthusiasts worldwide. The exact meaning or phonetic value of this specific hieroglyph would require consultation of Egyptological resources, as each sign in the script carries unique semantic or phonetic functions within the broader hieroglyphic system.

General Properties

Code Point U+140A5
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 𔂥
HTML Hex Encoding 𔂥
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x94 0x82 0xA5
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD810 0xDCA5
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000140A5
C/C++/Java Escape \ud810\udca5

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-01-030
kEH_Core C
kEH_Desc A seat with a backwards angled backrest.
kEH_Func Classifier (seat with backrest?)
kEH_FVal pḥḏ.w
kEH_UniK HJ Q016
kEH_JSesh Q16
kEH_HG Q16