U+14253 "𔉓" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𔉓

U+14253 "𔉓" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is part of the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block in Unicode, specifically categorized as a sign from the Gardiner sign list, though its exact identification as a unique hieroglyph remains open to interpretation due to the incomplete and often symbolic nature of the script. This character represents a specific glyph used in ancient Egyptian writing, which was a complex system combining logographic and alphabetic elements to record the language of ancient Egypt. While the precise phonetic value or meaning of this particular sign may not be widely documented in standard references, its inclusion in Unicode ensures that scholars and digital archivists can accurately represent and preserve the vast corpus of hieroglyphic texts for research, education, and cultural heritage purposes.

General Properties

Code Point	U+14253
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	𔉓
HTML Hex Encoding	𔉓
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x94 0x89 0x93
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD810 0xDE53
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00014253
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud810\ude53

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-13-068
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A spear, arrow without fletching or a harpoon without handle, written horizontally, on top of a crescent moon shape, connected by four lines, with the point towards the back, in front of a feather (H6), angled forwards on top of a standard with a round top, with outwards angled lines coming from the tip of the pole (R14B), on top of a standard used for carrying religious symbols, with a loop under the horizontal beam, running over the vertical pole.
kEH_Func	Logogram (7th nome of Lower Egypt)
kEH_FVal	wꜥ-m-ḥww-ꞽmn.ty
kEH_UniK	HJ T084B
kEH_JSesh	T84B
kEH_HG	T84B