U+1423C "𔈼" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+1423C "𔈼" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a symbol from the Egyptian Hieroglyph format controls block, which was added to the Unicode standard to facilitate the encoding and representation of ancient Egyptian writing in digital text. This specific character functions as a formatting control rather than a standalone hieroglyph, meaning it is used to manage the layout, grouping, or orientation of other hieroglyphic signs within a sequence, such as indicating how signs should be stacked or arranged in a quadrat. Its inclusion in Unicode helps scholars and software systems accurately render complex hieroglyphic inscriptions, ensuring that the rich visual structure of Egyptian script is preserved in modern digital environments.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1423C
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	𔈼
HTML Hex Encoding	𔈼
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x94 0x88 0xBC
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD810 0xDE3C
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001423C
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud810\ude3c

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-13-012
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A harpoon-head with two horizontal strokes on top and a single curl on top of the point.
kEH_Func	Phono-repeater
kEH_FVal	twr
kEH_UniK	T019E
kEH_HG	T19
kEH_IFAO	422,8