U+1421C "𔈜" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+1421C "𔈜" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific sign from the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic writing system, encoded in the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block of the Unicode Standard, which was introduced to support the digital representation of this historic script. This particular glyph falls under the category of a hieroglyphic number or symbol, used in religious, administrative, and monumental inscriptions to convey sounds, ideas, or numeric values. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for the preservation and digital study of Egyptian texts without reliance on specialized fonts, enabling scholars and enthusiasts to accurately display and share this symbol across modern computing platforms.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1421C
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	𔈜
HTML Hex Encoding	𔈜
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x94 0x88 0x9C
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD810 0xDE1C
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001421C
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud810\ude1c

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-07-039
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A shield with a rounded top, with two arrows crossed over it, fletching upwards (T62) in front of a sedge (M23); on top of a standard used for carrying religious symbols (R12), on top of a parcel of land with irrigation ditches (N24).
kEH_Func	Logogram (Neith-South, 4th nome of Lower Egypt)
kEH_FVal	n.t-rs.yt
kEH_UniK	HJ T116A
kEH_JSesh	T116A
kEH_HG	T116A