U+142E2 "𔋢" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+142E2 "𔋢" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific sign from the Egyptian hieroglyphic script, encoded in the Unicode Standard’s Supplementary Multilingual Plane within the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block (U+13000 to U+1342F). This particular character, often referred to by its shorthand "Egyptian Hieroglyph-#" in some databases, represents a concrete object or concept from ancient Egyptian writing, typically used as a logogram or determinative in religious, administrative, or monumental inscriptions from the Pharaonic period. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for the digital preservation and scholarly study of this ancient writing system, enabling modern text processing and research on hieroglyphic texts without relying on images or transcription approximations.

General Properties

Code Point	U+142E2
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	𔋢
HTML Hex Encoding	𔋢
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x94 0x8B 0xA2
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD810 0xDEE2
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000142E2
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud810\udee2

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-16-001
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A simplified representation of a balance on a pole.
kEH_Func	Classifier balance, scale
kEH_FVal	mḫꜣ.t
kEH_UniK	HJ U038A
kEH_JSesh	U38A
kEH_HG	U38A
kEH_IFAO	405,6