U+1420B "𔈋" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𔈋

U+1420B "𔈋" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph belonging to the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block in the Unicode Standard, which was encoded as part of the version 5.2 release in 2009. This character represents a unique hieroglyphic sign used in the ancient Egyptian writing system, though its precise phonetic value or semantic meaning is often designated by a numeric placeholder rather than a known transliteration. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for the digital representation and study of ancient Egyptian texts, enabling scholars and enthusiasts to accurately preserve, display, and analyze these historical symbols in modern computing environments. The glyph itself is part of a large collection of over a thousand Egyptian hieroglyphs that were added to support the scholarly and cultural need for encoding this ancient script.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1420B
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	𔈋
HTML Hex Encoding	𔈋
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x94 0x88 0x8B
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD810 0xDE0B
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001420B
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud810\ude0b

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-06-019
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	Two horizontal horns, with a curved line of dots running from tip to tip.
kEH_Func	Phonemogram/logogram
kEH_FVal	wpš
kEH_UniK	T151