U+140D5 "𔃕" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+140D5 "𔃕" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph from the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, representing a distinct sign used in the ancient Egyptian writing system, though its exact phonetic or semantic value is not universally defined under a single common label, as it falls under the category of unencoded or placeholder identifiers within the standard. This character was added to Unicode to support the digital preservation and study of Egyptian texts, enabling scholars and enthusiasts to accurately represent hieroglyphic inscriptions in electronic documents. Its inclusion highlights the ongoing effort to encode the vast and complex repertoire of Egyptian hieroglyphs, which number in the thousands and cover logographic, syllabic, and alphabetic functions in the ancient language.

General Properties

Code Point	U+140D5
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	𔃕
HTML Hex Encoding	𔃕
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x94 0x83 0x95
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD810 0xDCD5
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000140D5
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud810\udcd5

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	R-02-029
kEH_Core	N
kEH_UniK	HJ R003R
kEH_JSesh	R3R
kEH_HG	R3R
kEH_IFAO	348,10