U+142BC "𔊼" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𔊼

U+142BC "𔊼" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph from the Egyptian Hieroglyph block in the Unicode Standard, representing a sign used in the ancient Egyptian writing system, though its exact phonetic or logographic value is not fully determined due to its rare or undeciphered nature. This character is part of a large set of hieroglyphs that were encoded to support scholarly research, digital preservation, and modern rendering of ancient texts, often identified by a broad category number rather than a specific meaning. As a pictorial symbol, it typically resembles an object or concept from the ancient Egyptian world, and its inclusion in Unicode allows for consistent digital representation across platforms for historians, linguists, and enthusiasts working with Egyptian hieroglyphic inscriptions in digital formats.

General Properties

Code Point U+142BC
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 𔊼
HTML Hex Encoding 𔊼
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x94 0x8A 0xBC
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD810 0xDEBC
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000142BC
C/C++/Java Escape \ud810\udebc

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-09-047
kEH_Core C
kEH_Desc A drill, with a conical handle with a dot on top, with a curl in towards the front at the handle, with a round drill-bit with a horizontal line over it.
kEH_Func Phonemogram
kEH_FVal wb
kEH_UniK HJ U025C
kEH_JSesh U25C
kEH_HG U25C
kEH_IFAO 398,6