U+142BA "𔊺" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+142BA "𔊺" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph belonging to the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, which was added to the Unicode Standard to encode the ancient writing system of Egypt. This particular character represents a hieroglyphic sign, though its exact phonetic or semantic meaning is not standardized in the Unicode name, which uses a number as a placeholder for a direct transliteration or description. Its inclusion allows for digital representation and preservation of ancient Egyptian texts, aiding scholars and enthusiasts in the study of hieroglyphic writing.

General Properties

Code Point	U+142BA
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	𔊺
HTML Hex Encoding	𔊺
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x94 0x8A 0xBA
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD810 0xDEBA
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000142BA
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud810\udeba

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-09-028
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A hairpin or burin, with a straight vertical line as pin, with a round head with a triangular top.
kEH_Func	Phonemogram
kEH_FVal	mr
kEH_UniK	U023G
kEH_IFAO	479,8