U+142C3 "𔋃" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+142C3 "𔋃" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a sign from the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic script, specifically belonging to the extended repertoire of the New Kingdom and later periods, though its exact phonetic or logographic value remains unassigned in the current standard as it is identified primarily by its Gardiner-like code rather than a transliteration. This glyph, part of the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block added in Unicode 5.2, represents a unique visual symbol typically carved or painted in monumental and funerary contexts, serving as a building block for writing the ancient Egyptian language. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for digital preservation, research, and reproduction of historical texts, though without a definitive reading, it primarily functions as a placeholder for scholars studying the nuanced corpus of Egyptian inscriptions.

General Properties

Code Point	U+142C3
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	𔋃
HTML Hex Encoding	𔋃
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x94 0x8B 0x83
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD810 0xDEC3
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000142C3
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud810\udec3

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-09-058
kEH_Core	N
kEH_UniK	HJ U024I
kEH_JSesh	U24I
kEH_HG	U24I
kEH_IFAO	398,13