U+141C8 "" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+141C8 "" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is an ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic symbol that forms part of the extensive collection of Egyptian hieroglyphs encoded in the Supplementary Multilingual Plane of the Unicode Standard, specifically within the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block (U+13000 to U+1342F). This particular character is represented in digital text using four bytes in UTF-8 encoding and corresponds to one of thousands of glyphs used in the writing system of ancient Egypt, where it functioned as a logographic or phonetic sign in religious, administrative, and monumental inscriptions. The inclusion of such a character in Unicode allows for the accurate digital preservation, scholarly study, and rendering of ancient Egyptian texts across modern computing platforms, ensuring that researchers and enthusiasts can represent these hieroglyphs without relying on specialized fonts or image files.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𔇈 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𔇈 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x94 0x87 0x88 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD810 0xDDC8 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x000141C8 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud810\uddc8 |
Unicode Properties
Unikemet Data
| kEH_Cat |
S-17-012 |
| kEH_Core |
C |
| kEH_Desc |
A tie or strap, used with sandals (ankh sign, S34), a column imitating a bundle of stalks tied together (R11) and a sceptre with a straight shaft, a forked base, topped with the head of the Seth animal (S40), arranged horizontally; on top of a wickerwork basket. |
| kEH_Func |
Logogram (all life, stability and dominion) |
| kEH_FVal |
ꜥnḫ-ḏd-wꜣs-nb |
| kEH_UniK |
HJ S176 |
| kEH_JSesh |
S176 |
| kEH_HG |
S176 |