U+142CA "𔋊" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+142CA "𔋊" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a rare and specialized glyph encoded in the Supplementary Multilingual Plane as part of the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, which includes signs from the ancient Egyptian writing system used for religious texts, monumental inscriptions, and administrative records. This particular character corresponds to a specific hieroglyphic sign, often cataloged under the Gardiner’s sign list, though its exact phonetic or logographic value depends on the original context in which it was used. Because Egyptian hieroglyphs encompass hundreds of individual signs representing sounds, words, or determiners, U+142CA serves as a digital representation that allows scholars, linguists, and enthusiasts to accurately encode and study ancient Egyptian texts in modern electronic formats, preserving the legacy of one of history’s most iconic writing systems.

General Properties

Code Point	U+142CA
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	𔋊
HTML Hex Encoding	𔋊
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x94 0x8B 0x8A
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD810 0xDECA
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000142CA
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud810\udeca

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-09-075
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A drill, with a half-circle handle, with a forward angled stroke on top of the handle, with a forked drill-bit, with a horizontal line on top of the forked drill-bit.
kEH_Func	Logogram (to open)
kEH_FVal	wbꜣ
kEH_UniK	U024S
kEH_IFAO	399,9