U+1435C "𔍜" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+1435C "𔍜" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph belonging to the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block within the Unicode Standard, which encodes characters from the ancient Egyptian writing system used from around 3200 BCE onward. This particular hieroglyph represents a phonetic sign or logogram that would have been carved or painted in inscriptions, often on temple walls, tombs, or papyri, to convey sounds or ideas within the complex script. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for precise digital representation and study of Egyptian texts, facilitating modern scholarship, linguistic analysis, and preservation of this historical writing system without needing specialized fonts for each research project.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1435C
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	𔍜
HTML Hex Encoding	𔍜
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x94 0x8D 0x9C
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD810 0xDF5C
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001435C
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud810\udf5c

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	W-01-011
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A sealed vessel with triangular handles, with a round lid without knob.
kEH_Func	Classifier oil, unguent
kEH_FVal	ꞽbr
kEH_UniK	W027C