U+14223 "𔈣" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+14223 "𔈣" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is part of the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, which was added to the Unicode Standard in 2009 to encode a large array of ancient Egyptian writing symbols from the Middle Kingdom and later periods. This specific character belongs to a subset of hieroglyphs that have been assigned provisional descriptive labels rather than definitive transcriptions, as many of these signs still await precise philological classification by Egyptologists. The glyph itself depicts a stylized, rectangular or geometric motif that would have been used in monumental inscriptions, often representing a specific object, concept, or phonetic sound within the hieroglyphic writing system. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for digital preservation and scholarly exchange of these ancient texts, bridging millennia between the pharaonic era and modern computing.

General Properties

Code Point	U+14223
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	𔈣
HTML Hex Encoding	𔈣
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x94 0x88 0xA3
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD810 0xDE23
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00014223
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud810\ude23

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-07-061
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	The cover of a quiver, with a rectangular inset with vertical lines inside, with the rope on top making a sharp corner.
kEH_Func	Phonemogram
kEH_FVal	s
kEH_UniK	AA018D