U+142D8 "𔋘" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+142D8 "𔋘" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph from the Egyptian hieroglyphic script, encoded within the Unicode Standard's Egyptian Hieroglyphs block (U+13000 to U+1342F) to represent a particular sign from the Gardiner sign list, though due to its rare and specialized nature, it is often displayed as a placeholder or rendering placeholder in many fonts and systems. This character forms part of the digital preservation of ancient Egyptian writing, enabling modern textual representation and academic study of the language's complex logographic and phonetic system. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for consistent encoding and exchange of hieroglyphic text across different platforms, but because it is a specialized historical character, it may not be supported by all common fonts, requiring specific hieroglyph-capable typefaces to be viewed correctly.

General Properties

Code Point	U+142D8
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	𔋘
HTML Hex Encoding	𔋘
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x94 0x8B 0x98
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD810 0xDED8
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000142D8
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud810\uded8

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-11-003
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A pottery kiln, with the bottom curving forwards.
kEH_Func	Phonemogram
kEH_FVal	tꜣ
kEH_UniK	HJ U030A
kEH_JSesh	U30A
kEH_HG	U30A
kEH_IFAO	402,2