U+141B9 "𔆹" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+141B9 "𔆹" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a visually distinct symbol belonging to the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, specifically categorized as a control or formatting character rather than a typical pictographic glyph. Its assigned name includes the "number sign" or "hash" symbol, reflecting its structural role within the hieroglyphic encoding system rather than a direct transliteration of an ancient Egyptian sign. This character was introduced as part of the Unicode Standard to support the accurate digital representation of Egyptian hieroglyphic texts, particularly in scholarly and computational contexts where specialized symbols for notation, segmentation, or indexing are required. As a result, "𔆹" serves a functional purpose in modern digital typography for Egyptology, enabling precise text processing and analysis without representing a standalone phonetic or ideographic value.

General Properties

Code Point	U+141B9
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	𔆹
HTML Hex Encoding	𔆹
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x94 0x86 0xB9
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD810 0xDDB9
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000141B9
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud810\uddb9

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-15-016
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A horizontal strip of cloth with fringes, above a folded piece of cloth (S29).
kEH_Func	Classifier clothing
kEH_FVal	ḥbs
kEH_UniK	S028C