U+1429E "𔊞" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𔊞

U+1429E "𔊞" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a rare and specialized glyph belonging to the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block in the Unicode standard, specifically part of the extended repertoire for encoding hieroglyphic writing from ancient Egypt. This particular character represents a specific sign or symbol from the vast hieroglyphic script, though its precise phonetic value, meaning, or usage is often context dependent and may correspond to a determinative, logogram, or phonetic complement in classical Egyptian texts. As a digital representation, it allows for the preservation, study, and electronic exchange of ancient Egyptian writing in modern computing systems, supporting scholarly work in Egyptology and digital humanities. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that researchers can accurately type, display, and search for this ancient symbol across different platforms and databases, thereby facilitating the ongoing analysis and understanding of one of history's most iconic writing systems.

General Properties

Code Point U+1429E
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 𔊞
HTML Hex Encoding 𔊞
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x94 0x8A 0x9E
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD810 0xDE9E
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001429E
C/C++/Java Escape \ud810\ude9e

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-05-007
kEH_Core N
kEH_UniK HJ U014A
kEH_JSesh U14A
kEH_HG U14A
kEH_IFAO 393,3