U+140BF "𔂿" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+140BF "𔂿" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph from the Egyptian Hieroglyph block, which encodes signs used in the ancient Egyptian writing system. This particular hieroglyph is classified under the category of an unassigned or generic placeholder, often labeled with a number sign in its name to indicate that it represents a yet-to-be-fully-identified or cataloged sign from the Gardiner sign list or similar hieroglyphic corpora. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for the digital representation and preservation of these ancient symbols, supporting scholarly work in Egyptology and linguistic research by providing a standardized encoding for script that dates back thousands of years.

General Properties

Code Point	U+140BF
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	𔂿
HTML Hex Encoding	𔂿
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x94 0x82 0xBF
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD810 0xDCBF
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000140BF
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud810\udcbf

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-05-037
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A box or shrine, with a rounded lid and upstanding edges, with the head of a bubalis antelope on top of the lid.
kEH_Func	Logogram (Crocodilopolis)
kEH_FVal	Šd.t
kEH_UniK	HJ Q047
kEH_JSesh	Q47
kEH_HG	Q47