U+142CB "𔋋" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+142CB "𔋋" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is part of the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, specifically included in the Unicode Standard to represent a sign from the ancient Egyptian writing system. This particular glyph is a stylized, non-standard placeholder or unassigned sign, often categorized generically as a "hieroglyph number" or "unknown sign" due to its lack of a specific Gardiner code or established phonetic or ideographic meaning in standard Egyptological databases. Its inclusion in the Unicode repertoire allows for the digital representation and encoding of less common or undeciphered hieroglyphic signs, facilitating scholarly research, transcription, and preservation of ancient texts in modern computing environments.

General Properties

Code Point	U+142CB
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	𔋋
HTML Hex Encoding	𔋋
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x94 0x8B 0x8B
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD810 0xDECB
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000142CB
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud810\udecb

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-09-077
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A drill, with a round handle with a horizontal line on top, with a forward, upward line at the front of the circle, with a round drill-bit with a horizontal line over it.
kEH_Func	Logogram (craftsman)
kEH_FVal	ḥmw.w
kEH_UniK	U025F