U+140F3 "𔃳" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+140F3 "𔃳" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is part of the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, specifically one of the many signs in the Gardiner classification system, though it currently lacks a detailed scholarly designation or common name, often being referred to simply by its code point or as a placeholder for an unassigned hieroglyph. It represents an ancient Egyptian writing symbol from the Pharaonic period, used primarily in religious, monumental, and administrative inscriptions, and its inclusion in Unicode allows for digital representation and study of this historic script. Because the exact hieroglyphic sign for this particular code point may not be fully identified in standard references, it remains a technical placeholder within the Unicode standard, awaiting further clarification from Egyptologists to determine its specific phonetic or ideographic significance.

General Properties

Code Point	U+140F3
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	𔃳
HTML Hex Encoding	𔃳
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x94 0x83 0xB3
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD810 0xDCF3
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000140F3
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud810\udcf3

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-05-002
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A diamond shaped censer for fumigation, written horizontally, with a forward, downward line at the front.
kEH_Func	Classifier fumigation/censing
kEH_FVal	kꜣp
kEH_UniK	R006B
kEH_IFAO	352,1