U+142FE "𔋾" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+142FE "𔋾" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is part of the Egyptian Hieroglyphs Extended-A block, which was added to the Unicode Standard to encode a large set of signs from the ancient Egyptian writing system that were not previously covered by the earlier Egyptian Hieroglyphs block. This specific character represents an unidentified or unassigned hieroglyphic sign, likely a symbol used in religious, administrative, or funerary texts from the Pharaonic period. Its inclusion allows for more accurate digital representation and scholarly analysis of ancient Egyptian inscriptions, ensuring that even rare or less common glyphs can be preserved and studied in modern computing environments.

General Properties

Code Point	U+142FE
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	𔋾
HTML Hex Encoding	𔋾
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x94 0x8B 0xBE
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD810 0xDEFE
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000142FE
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud810\udefe

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-17-010
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A flat bottom jar without handles, with a broad rim, on top of a low potter's wheel.
kEH_Func	Classifier potter
kEH_FVal	ḳd.w
kEH_UniK	U099H