U+140F4 "𔃴" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+140F4 "𔃴" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph from the Egyptian Hieroglyph format block, encoded in Unicode version 5.2, and belongs to the subset of hieroglyphs designated as control or formatting characters rather than representing a specific phonetic or ideographic sign from ancient Egyptian writing. This character serves as a placeholder or abstract symbol within digital text systems, often used to indicate the beginning of a new line or column in hieroglyphic layouts, or as a generic marker for undetermined or missing hieroglyphic content in scholarly and computational contexts. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures consistent representation across platforms for researchers and enthusiasts working with Egyptian hieroglyphs in digital form.

General Properties

Code Point	U+140F4
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	𔃴
HTML Hex Encoding	𔃴
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x94 0x83 0xB4
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD810 0xDCF4
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000140F4
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud810\udcf4

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-05-005
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A censer for fumigation, written vertically, with a trapezoidal shape at the top and the bottom.
kEH_Func	Classifier incense fire
kEH_FVal	snṯr-sḏ.t
kEH_UniK	R006A