U+14203 "𔈃" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+14203 "𔈃" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph from the Egyptian Hieroglyph Extended-B block, part of the Unicode Standard’s effort to encode ancient scripts for digital preservation. This particular character represents a numerical sign, functioning as a hierarchical symbol used in ancient Egyptian writing to denote number values, often appearing in inscriptions on temple walls, papyri, and monuments. Its inclusion in Unicode allows scholars, linguists, and historians to accurately render and share ancient Egyptian texts in modern digital environments without needing specialized fonts or images. The "-#" suffix in its name indicates that it is a placeholder or generic identifier for a specific but unglossed numerical hieroglyph, reflecting the careful cataloging needed to support the complex system of Egyptian numerals and their context within a rich historical writing tradition.

General Properties

Code Point	U+14203
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	𔈃
HTML Hex Encoding	𔈃
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x94 0x88 0x83
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD810 0xDE03
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00014203
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud810\ude03

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	T-02-006
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	An oval shield with a boss in the center, with a vertical line dividing the two halves of the shield.
kEH_Func	Logogram (shield)
kEH_FVal	ꞽkm
kEH_UniK	T049A