U+142C9 "𔋉" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𔋉

U+142C9 "𔋉" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph from the Egyptian Hieroglyphs Extended-B block, representing a sign used in ancient Egyptian writing, though its precise linguistic or logographic meaning is not universally catalogued under a simple short name, as the “#” in its title often indicates a placeholder for a more specific scholarly designation or number within Egyptological sign lists. This character, like others in its range, forms part of the digital encoding for the script in which images of objects, people, and animals served as phonetic sounds, determinatives, or ideograms. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard ensures that digital text and historical studies can accurately represent these ancient symbols, facilitating research and preservation of Egyptian language and culture.

General Properties

Code Point	U+142C9
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	𔋉
HTML Hex Encoding	𔋉
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x94 0x8B 0x89
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD810 0xDEC9
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000142C9
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud810\udec9

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-09-071
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A drill, with a half-circle handle, with a feather (H6) on top, with a round drill-bit with a horizontal line on top of the circle, with a short vertical stroke next to the drill, connected to the handle.
kEH_Func	Logogram (craftsman)
kEH_FVal	ḥmw.w
kEH_UniK	HJ U074
kEH_JSesh	U74
kEH_HG	U74
kEH_IFAO	399,5