U+14242 "𔉂" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+14242 "𔉂" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph encoded within the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, which contains signs from the ancient Egyptian writing system used for religious texts, monumental inscriptions, and administrative records. This particular character represents a logographic or phonetic symbol whose precise meaning and transliteration depend on its context within the hieroglyphic corpus, as Egyptologists classify such signs by their Gardiner code or sound value. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for digital representation and analysis of these ancient texts, enabling scholars and enthusiasts to accurately typeset, study, and preserve the written heritage of pharaonic Egypt in modern electronic formats.

General Properties

Code Point	U+14242
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	𔉂
HTML Hex Encoding	𔉂
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x94 0x89 0x82
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD810 0xDE42
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00014242
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud810\ude42

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-13-023
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A two-barbed harpoon, with a handle on the shaft, written vertically, on top of a half-circle.
kEH_Func	Logogram (one, sole)
kEH_FVal	wꜥ.t
kEH_UniK	T144