U+142F4 "𔋴" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𔋴

U+142F4 "𔋴" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a registered symbol within the Egyptian Hieroglyph Format Controls block, specifically belonging to the category of control characters used in digital encoding of ancient Egyptian texts. Its primary function is not to represent a standalone image of a hieroglyphic sign, but rather to act as an invisible formatting marker that helps software correctly display the complex layout, grouping, and orientation of adjacent hieroglyphic characters in a string. This control code is essential for accurately rendering the rich, non linear writing system where signs can be stacked, nested, or arranged in quadrants, ensuring that digital reproductions respect the original visual structure of the inscriptions.

General Properties

Code Point	U+142F4
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	𔋴
HTML Hex Encoding	𔋴
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x94 0x8B 0xB4
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD810 0xDEF4
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000142F4
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud810\udef4

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-16-039
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	An astronomical instrument without a line and plummet.
kEH_Func	Logogram (service, task)
kEH_FVal	wnw.t
kEH_UniK	HJ U094A
kEH_JSesh	U94A
kEH_HG	U94A