U+141AF "𔆯" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+141AF "𔆯" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is part of the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, which encodes a vast range of signs used in the ancient Egyptian writing system, specifically from the Middle Kingdom and later periods. This particular character, often labeled with a generic placeholder "#" in its official name due to the complexity of assigning unique identifiers to each individual sign, represents a specific hieroglyphic glyph that scholars recognize as part of the Gardiner sign list, though its precise phonetic value and meaning depend on the context of its use in inscriptions. It serves as a digital representation of an ancient symbol, allowing modern researchers and enthusiasts to accurately preserve and reproduce this piece of cultural heritage in electronic text, thereby contributing to the study of Egyptology and the preservation of historical language.

General Properties

Code Point	U+141AF
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	𔆯
HTML Hex Encoding	𔆯
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x94 0x86 0xAF
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD810 0xDDAF
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000141AF
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud810\uddaf

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-14-002
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A kilt or apron, with the side sections forming a sickle shape.
kEH_Func	Logogram (kilt, royal apron)
kEH_FVal	šnḏ.wt
kEH_UniK	S026C
kEH_IFAO	379,8