U+142D5 "𔋕" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+142D5 "𔋕" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph from the Egyptian hieroglyphic script, encoded in the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block of the Unicode Standard. This character represents a particular sign used in ancient Egyptian writing, typically identified by its Gardiner sign list number or descriptive catalog code, which is replaced by the "#" placeholder in its formal name. It serves as a visual representation of a logographic or phonetic element from the hieroglyphic writing system, allowing for digital text preservation, scholarly study, and accurate rendering of ancient Egyptian inscriptions in modern computing environments.

General Properties

Code Point	U+142D5
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	𔋕
HTML Hex Encoding	𔋕
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x94 0x8B 0x95
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD810 0xDED5
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000142D5
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud810\uded5

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-09-099
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A drill, with a rectangular handle with a loop on it, 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	U027C