U+140C6 "𔃆" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𔃆

U+140C6 "𔃆" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is part of the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, which was added to the Unicode Standard in version 12.0 in 2019 to accommodate a large set of signs from the ancient Egyptian writing system used from around 3200 BCE through the early centuries CE. Specifically, this character encodes a glyph from the extended repertoire that includes many detailed symbols representing objects, animals, or concepts, often used in monumental inscriptions and religious texts. The particular sign designated by U+140C6 and labeled as "Egyptian Hieroglyph-#" was assigned a provisional name in the Unicode database due to its occurrence in later periods of Egyptian writing, though its exact phonetic or semantic value may vary or remain untranslated in modern scholarship, as it belongs to a group of less common hieroglyphs not included in the fundamental Gardiner list. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for the digital representation and study of these ancient symbols, facilitating rese

General Properties

Code Point U+140C6
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 𔃆
HTML Hex Encoding 𔃆
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x94 0x83 0x86
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD810 0xDCC6
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000140C6
C/C++/Java Escape \ud810\udcc6

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-06-001
kEH_Core C
kEH_Desc A brazier resembling a wide cup (W10), with a flame rising from it, flame angling towards the front.
kEH_Func Logogram (temperature, temperament)
kEH_FVal srf
kEH_UniK HJ Q007A
kEH_JSesh Q7A
kEH_HG Q7A
kEH_IFAO 344,12