U+140A6 "𔂦" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𔂦

U+140A6 "𔂦" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph belonging to the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, which was added to the Unicode Standard as part of version 5.2 in 2009 to encode the ancient writing system of Egypt. This particular character represents a sign from the highly logographic and phonetic script used for the Egyptian language, typically depicting an object, deity, or concept. As a placeholder indicated by the "#" in its formal name, the exact transliteration or Gardiner sign classification for this hieroglyph is often found in specialized Egyptological databases, where it corresponds to a unique visual symbol carved or painted in monumental inscriptions and papyrus texts. Understanding this character requires contextual knowledge of Middle Egyptian morphology, as it does not represent a modern letter but an archaic element of a complex writing tradition. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for digital preservation and scholarly study of ancient Egyptian records across modern co

General Properties

Code Point U+140A6
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 𔂦
HTML Hex Encoding 𔂦
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x94 0x82 0xA6
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD810 0xDCA6
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000140A6
C/C++/Java Escape \ud810\udca6

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-02-002
kEH_Core C
kEH_Desc A headrest on a block.
kEH_Func Classifier headrest
kEH_FVal wrs
kEH_UniK HJ Q004A
kEH_JSesh Q4A
kEH_HG Q4A