U+142C6 "𔋆" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+142C6 "𔋆" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific symbol from the Egyptian Hieroglyph block, which encodes a hieroglyphic sign used in ancient Egyptian writing. This particular character, part of the larger set of over a thousand hieroglyphs included in Unicode, represents a pictographic element that could denote a word, sound, or classifier in the script. Unlike more common hieroglyphs like the ankh or eye of Horus, this sign is categorized as a 'Base' or 'Unnumbered' hieroglyph, often assigned a unique Gardiner code or placeholder number for digital representation. Its inclusion in Unicode allows researchers, linguists, and enthusiasts to accurately render and share ancient Egyptian texts in modern digital formats, preserving the nuances of this historic writing system for academic and cultural study.

General Properties

Code Point	U+142C6
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	𔋆
HTML Hex Encoding	𔋆
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x94 0x8B 0x86
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD810 0xDEC6
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000142C6
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud810\udec6

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-09-061
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A drill, with a conical handle on a horizontal line, with a outwards curl at either side of the handle, with a forked drill-bit.
kEH_Func	Phonemogram
kEH_FVal	wb
kEH_UniK	U142