U+142EF "𔋯" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𔋯

U+142EF "𔋯" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph from the Egyptian Hieroglyphs Extended-A block, which was added to the Unicode Standard to encode a specialized subset of hieroglyphic signs used in ancient Egyptian writing. This particular character is categorized as a control or placeholder drawing within the system, typically representing a logographic or phonetic element from the historical corpus of hieroglyphs. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for the digital representation and exchange of these ancient texts in modern computing environments, supporting scholarly research and digital preservation efforts.

General Properties

Code Point	U+142EF
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	𔋯
HTML Hex Encoding	𔋯
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x94 0x8B 0xAF
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD810 0xDEEF
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000142EF
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud810\udeef

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-16-031
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A tool, represented as a vertical line with a horizontal line at the front, with a line with a plummet resembling a heart (F34) hanging from the horizontal line.
kEH_Func	Classifier measuring tool?
kEH_FVal	ḫꜥ.y
kEH_UniK	HJ U039H
kEH_JSesh	U39h
kEH_HG	U39H