U+140EA "𔃪" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𔃪

U+140EA "𔃪" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific grapheme within the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, formally designated as "Egyptian Hieroglyph-#" to indicate a placeholding or generic sign when the exact phonetic or semantic value of the original glyph is unknown or undetermined. This character is part of the comprehensive digital encoding of ancient Egyptian writing systems, enabling scholars and enthusiasts to represent texts that include signs not yet fully identified or cataloged with a specific name. Its inclusion in Unicode supports the accurate digital preservation and analysis of inscriptions from the Pharaonic period.

General Properties

Code Point	U+140EA
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	𔃪
HTML Hex Encoding	𔃪
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x94 0x83 0xAA
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD810 0xDCEA
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000140EA
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud810\udcea

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-03-005
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A one-legged altar or table with a bowl-shaped surface, with three lines of smoke coming from the surface.
kEH_Func	classifier altar
kEH_FVal	ḫꜣw.t
kEH_UniK	HJ R036C
kEH_JSesh	R36C
kEH_HG	R36C
kEH_IFAO	350,12