U+14299 "𔊙" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+14299 "𔊙" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph within the Egyptian Hieroglyph block, which was added to the Unicode Standard to support the encoding of ancient Egyptian writing. This particular character, often referred to as a placeholder or a sign representing an unassigned or generic hieroglyph, belongs to a vast set of symbols used for the sacred writing system of ancient Egypt. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for the digital representation and preservation of these historical texts, though the specific meaning of this individual character may vary depending on the context of its usage in scholarly works or digital fonts. The character is encoded in the Supplementary Multilingual Plane and requires compatible software to display correctly.

General Properties

Code Point	U+14299
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	𔊙
HTML Hex Encoding	𔊙
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x94 0x8A 0x99
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD810 0xDE99
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00014299
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud810\ude99

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	U-03-022
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A grain measure, resembling a horizontal stick, with a downward hanging bulb at the front, with a vertical line on top of the horizontal stick, with an upward stroke behind the vertical line.
kEH_Func	Classifier grain
kEH_FVal	mh.w | šmꜥ.w | wꜣḥ.yt
kEH_UniK	U054B
kEH_IFAO	391,12