U+142F6 "𔋶" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𔋶

U+142F6 "𔋶" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph from the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, which encodes symbols from the ancient Egyptian writing system used for religious texts, monumental inscriptions, and administrative records. This particular character represents a hieroglyphic sign that would have been carved or painted by scribes thousands of years ago, contributing to the complex logographic and phonetic script of the Egyptian language. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for digital representation and study of these historical symbols, preserving them for modern linguistic research, Egyptology, and cultural heritage documentation. The exact meaning of this hieroglyph would depend on its context within a larger inscription, as Egyptian hieroglyphs often served multiple functions, such as representing a word, a sound, or a determinative.

General Properties

Code Point U+142F6
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 𔋶
HTML Hex Encoding 𔋶
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x94 0x8B 0xB6
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD810 0xDEF6
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000142F6
C/C++/Java Escape \ud810\udef6

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-16-043
kEH_Core C
kEH_Desc An astronomical instrument to measure the movements of the stars, consisting of a square block coming from a long horizontal base, with a vertical line going over the middle of the square block, descending below the block, with a plummet in the shape of a heart (F34) hanging below the base.
kEH_Func Logogram (service, task)
kEH_FVal wnw.t
kEH_UniK HJ U096
kEH_JSesh U96
kEH_HG U96
kEH_IFAO 407,10