U+142D3 "𔋓" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𔋓

U+142D3 "𔋓" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific symbol from the Egyptian Hieroglyph block, which was added to the Unicode Standard to support the digital representation of ancient Egyptian writing. This character, designated as a placeholder or a generic hieroglyphic sign with the label "#", does not directly correspond to a known phonetic or ideographic value from the historical script, but rather serves as a functional space or a reserved code point within the block. Its inclusion allows for systematic encoding of the vast hieroglyphic repertoire, enabling modern digital text processing and scholarly research, though it may appear as a missing glyph or a substitution character in systems without the appropriate font support for the Egyptian Hieroglyphs range.

General Properties

Code Point	U+142D3
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	𔋓
HTML Hex Encoding	𔋓
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x94 0x8B 0x93
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD810 0xDED3
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000142D3
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud810\uded3

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-09-097
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A drill, with a rectangular handle with a forward curving line on it, with a forked drill-bit with a horizontal line over it.
kEH_Func	Logogram (craftsman)
kEH_FVal	ḥmw.w
kEH_UniK	U024T
kEH_IFAO	400,9