U+142B4 "𔊴" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𔊴

U+142B4 "𔊴" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph from the Egyptian Hieroglyph script block, part of the larger Unicode standard that encodes ancient Egyptian writing for digital use. This particular character represents a distinct hieroglyphic sign, though its exact meaning or phonetic value is not immediately obvious without further Egyptological context, as the "#" in its name often indicates a placeholder or index number rather than a direct translation. As an encoded symbol, "𔊴" allows scholars and enthusiasts to include this ancient script in modern digital texts, preserving and facilitating the study of one of history’s most iconic writing systems.

General Properties

Code Point	U+142B4
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	𔊴
HTML Hex Encoding	𔊴
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x94 0x8A 0xB4
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD810 0xDEB4
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000142B4
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud810\udeb4

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-09-017
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A drill for drilling holes in beads, with a rectangular handle which slopes inwards towards the drill-bit, with a vertical line as drill-bit.
kEH_Func	Classifier chisel
kEH_FVal	ḥr.y-ṯꜣ.y-mḏꜣ.t
kEH_UniK	HJ U027B
kEH_JSesh	U27B
kEH_HG	U27B
kEH_IFAO	397,1