U+142D9 "𔋙" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𔋙

U+142D9 "𔋙" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is part of the Egyptian Hieroglyphs Extended-A block, which contains a variety of signs used in the ancient Egyptian writing system, though the exact phonetic or semantic value of this specific glyph is often unassigned or remains undeciphered in standard reference tables. This character represents a specific hieroglyphic symbol, likely depicting an object or concept from Egyptian iconography, and its inclusion in Unicode ensures that scholars and digital preservationists can encode, store, and display such ancient script accurately in modern computing environments. As with many lesser-known hieroglyphs, its precise usage in historical texts requires specialized Egyptological study to determine its role within the broader corpus of ancient Egyptian writings.

General Properties

Code Point	U+142D9
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	𔋙
HTML Hex Encoding	𔋙
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x94 0x8B 0x99
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD810 0xDED9
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000142D9
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud810\uded9

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-11-009
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A pottery kiln, with the bottom curving forwards, without the round lid on top.
kEH_Func	Phonemogram
kEH_FVal	tꜣ
kEH_UniK	U030C
kEH_IFAO	402,10