U+1423F "𔈿" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+1423F "𔈿" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a glyph belonging to the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, an area of Unicode dedicated to encoding the ancient writing system of Egypt. This specific character represents a particular hieroglyphic sign, though its exact linguistic meaning or phonetic value is not simply defined by its code point alone, as such signs often functioned as logograms, determinatives, or phonograms within the broader context of the script. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard allows for digital representation and study of ancient Egyptian texts, contributing to preservation and scholarly analysis of this historical writing system.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1423F
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	𔈿
HTML Hex Encoding	𔈿
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x94 0x88 0xBF
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD810 0xDE3F
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001423F
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud810\ude3f

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-13-015
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	harpoon-head with two horizontal strokes and two angled strokes on top of the point
kEH_Func	Phonemogram
kEH_FVal	ḳs
kEH_UniK	HJ T019C
kEH_JSesh	T19C
kEH_HG	T19C
kEH_IFAO	422,10