U+140EC "𔃬" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+140EC "𔃬" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a part of the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block in the Unicode Standard, specifically representing a sign from the ancient Egyptian writing system that encodes a pictorial symbol used for religious, administrative, and literary texts. This particular hieroglyph, whose exact meaning is often tied to its context within a word or phrase, contributes to the broader effort of preserving and digitally representing the complex logographic and phonetic script that was used for over three thousand years in ancient Egypt. The inclusion of such characters in Unicode allows for accurate digital publication, scholarly research, and cross-platform communication of these historically significant symbols.

General Properties

Code Point	U+140EC
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	𔃬
HTML Hex Encoding	𔃬
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x94 0x83 0xAC
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD810 0xDCEC
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000140EC
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud810\udcec

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-03-007
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A one-legged offering table with surface resembling a sand covered mountain over the edge of the cultivated areas (N26).
kEH_Func	Logogram (altar)
kEH_FVal	ḫꜣw.t
kEH_UniK	HJ R037
kEH_JSesh	R37
kEH_HG	R37
kEH_IFAO	350,14