U+1414F "𔅏" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+1414F "𔅏" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a symbol from the Egyptian Hieroglyph Extended-A block, representing a specific sign in the ancient Egyptian writing system known as "khat," a phonetic character often associated with the sound "ḫ" or "kh." This hieroglyph typically depicts the lower part of a vegetable leaf or a similar plant form, and it was used in the classical period of Egyptian writing, around 3000 BCE to 400 CE, as part of a vast repertoire of over a thousand signs. Its inclusion in Unicode enables accurate digital representation and scholarly study of Egyptian texts, preserving a key element of one of humanity's earliest known scripts.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1414F
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	𔅏
HTML Hex Encoding	𔅏
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x94 0x85 0x8F
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD810 0xDD4F
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001414F
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud810\udd4f

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	S-01-005
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	The white crown of Upper Egypt, over a band of string or fabric, which makes a curl at the front.
kEH_Func	Logogram (wearer of the sash (priest))
kEH_FVal	ꜥrḳ-ꞽns
kEH_UniK	S046A
kEH_JSesh	S46
kEH_HG	S46
kEH_IFAO	366,4