U+142E6 "𔋦" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+142E6 "𔋦" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific sign from the ancient Egyptian writing system, encoded in the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block of the standard to preserve and digitally represent one of the world's oldest scripts. This particular glyph, identified by its Gardiner number or distinct shape, belongs to a subset of hieroglyphs that were used for religious texts, monumental inscriptions, and administrative records, often depicting objects, animals, or abstract concepts. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for accurate text rendering, scholarly exchange, and digital preservation of ancient Egyptian language, ensuring that researchers and enthusiasts can access and share this cultural heritage without relying on inconsistent fonts or images. The character itself is a small part of the vast corpus of over a thousand hieroglyphs, each with specific phonetic or logographic functions, and it contributes to the broader goal of making ancient written traditions interoperable with modern techn

General Properties

Code Point	U+142E6
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	𔋦
HTML Hex Encoding	𔋦
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x94 0x8B 0xA6
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD810 0xDEE6
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000142E6
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud810\udee6

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-16-014
kEH_Core	N
kEH_UniK	HJ U039C
kEH_JSesh	U39C
kEH_HG	U39C
kEH_IFAO	406,3