U+14231 "𔈱" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𔈱

U+14231 "𔈱" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific code point within the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, representing a sign from the ancient Egyptian writing system that has been encoded for digital use in modern computing. This particular glyph belongs to the category of uniliteral, biliteral, or triliteral signs used phonetically or logographically in hieroglyphic texts, though its exact meaning and transliteration value are not always standard. As part of the extensive Unicode standard, U+14231 allows scholars, linguists, and enthusiasts to accurately reproduce and share Egyptian hieroglyphs across different platforms and documents, preserving a crucial part of ancient Egyptian culture and language. The inclusion of such characters ensures that historical and academic works can maintain precision when referencing specific hieroglyphic forms from the rich corpus of Egyptian inscriptions.

General Properties

Code Point U+14231
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 𔈱
HTML Hex Encoding 𔈱
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x94 0x88 0xB1
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD810 0xDE31
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00014231
C/C++/Java Escape \ud810\ude31

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-10-007
kEH_Core C
kEH_Desc A scimitar (khopesh), written vertically, blade curving inwards, with the head of a falcon with he sun within a halo, encircled by a cobra (Naja haje), standing up, with expanded hood (uraeus) (N6); on top of the head.
kEH_Func Logogram (khopesh sword/scimitar)
kEH_FVal ḫpš
kEH_UniK HJ T073A
kEH_JSesh T73A
kEH_HG T73A
kEH_IFAO 420,13