U+14216 "𔈖" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𔈖

U+14216 "𔈖" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a graphical symbol belonging to the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, specifically designed for digital representation of ancient Egyptian writing. This character, identified by its unique code point, corresponds to a specific hieroglyphic sign used in the classical script, though its exact phonetic or semantic value may vary depending on context and scholarly classification. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that researchers, linguists, and enthusiasts can accurately encode and display this ancient sign in modern digital text, preserving a small piece of one of humanity's earliest writing systems for use in academic publications, databases, and online resources.

General Properties

Code Point	U+14216
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	𔈖
HTML Hex Encoding	𔈖
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x94 0x88 0x96
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD810 0xDE16
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00014216
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud810\ude16

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-07-028
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A shield with a rounded top, with two arrows crossed over it, fletching upwards (T62), on top of a standard used for carrying religious symbols, with a short vertical pole, with a loop under the horizontal beam, running over the vertical pole (R56).
kEH_Func	Logogram (Neith, 4th and 5th nomes of Lower Egypt)
kEH_FVal	n.t
kEH_UniK	T063F