U+1434D "𔍍" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+1434D "𔍍" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph belonging to the Egyptian Hieroglyph format controls block, used in digital text to represent a placeholder or a non-specific hieroglyphic sign, often employed in scholarly contexts to denote an unidentifiable or broken character within ancient Egyptian inscriptions. It serves as a standardized tool for encoding uncertain or fragmentary textual evidence, allowing researchers to preserve the integrity of original damaged writings while maintaining digital accuracy. This character is part of a larger effort to digitally encode the vast repertoire of Egyptian hieroglyphs, facilitating their study, sharing, and preservation across modern computing systems.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1434D
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	𔍍
HTML Hex Encoding	𔍍
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x94 0x8D 0x8D
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD810 0xDF4D
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001434D
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud810\udf4d

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	V-14-012
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A sheath or receptacle with V shaped indentation at the top, on top of a base, with a small rectangle inside, bound at the top with a tie and loop at either side.
kEH_Func	Phonemogram
kEH_FVal	ḥn
kEH_UniK	HJ V036E
kEH_JSesh	V36E
kEH_HG	V36E