U+140DC "𔃜" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+140DC "𔃜" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific symbol belonging to the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, which was added to the Unicode Standard to support the digital representation of ancient Egyptian writing. This particular code point represents a unique hieroglyphic sign, though its exact phonetic or semantic meaning may require reference to specialized Egyptological databases, as the block primarily provides a visual encoding for the script used in inscriptions from the Pharaonic period. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for the faithful archival, academic study, and digital exchange of Egyptian hieroglyphic texts without relying on images or proprietary fonts.

General Properties

Code Point	U+140DC
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	𔃜
HTML Hex Encoding	𔃜
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x94 0x83 0x9C
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD810 0xDCDC
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000140DC
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud810\udcdc

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-02-043
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	Four circular items, arranged horizontally, on top of a table with an inwards incline of the front legs and vertical legs at the back, with a horizontal beam connecting the legs, with a vertical beam connecting the surface and horizontal beam, with a cone at the far side (R3M).
kEH_Func	Classifier table
kEH_FVal	ṯ.t
kEH_UniK	HJ R003D
kEH_JSesh	R3D
kEH_HG	R3D
kEH_IFAO	349,7