U+142A8 "𔊨" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+142A8 "𔊨" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph from the Egyptian Hieroglyph script block, encoded to represent a sign used in ancient Egyptian writing, likely depicting a particular object or concept such as an animal, tool, or natural element. This character belongs to the repertoire of Egyptian Hieroglyphs found in the Unicode Standard, specifically within the range allocated for the Old Egyptian script, and its precise meaning is typically determined by Egyptologists based on Gardiner's sign list or similar classifications. As part of the digital representation of this historical writing system, U+142A8 enables modern electronic texts and scholarly works to accurately preserve and display one of the many intricate symbols that were used for over three thousand years in religious, administrative, and funerary contexts.

General Properties

Code Point	U+142A8
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	𔊨
HTML Hex Encoding	𔊨
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x94 0x8A 0xA8
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD810 0xDEA8
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000142A8
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud810\udea8

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-06-017
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	The sun, within a halo (N5), on top of a sledge (U15).
kEH_Func	Logogram (Re-Atoum)
kEH_FVal	rꜥ-ꞽtm.w
kEH_UniK	U140