U+1419D "𔆝" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+1419D "𔆝" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph from the Egyptian Hieroglyph block, representing a sign used in the ancient Egyptian writing system, though its exact phonetic or semantic value is often designated by a numbered placeholder in modern encoding until a definitive identification is made. This character is part of the extensive repertoire of hieroglyphs that were included in Unicode to digitally preserve the script used for religious texts, monumental inscriptions, and administrative records from ancient Egypt. Its inclusion allows scholars, linguists, and digital archivists to accurately represent and study the vast corpus of Egyptian writings without relying on placeholder images or specialized software, ensuring broad accessibility across modern computing platforms.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1419D
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	𔆝
HTML Hex Encoding	𔆝
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x94 0x86 0x9D
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD810 0xDD9D
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001419D
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud810\udd9d

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-11-065
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A pectoral, consisting of a horizontal rectangle with three vertical strands of glass or faience beads.
kEH_Func	Logogram (faience)
kEH_FVal	ṯḥn.t
kEH_UniK	S220