U+1438E "𔎎" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+1438E "𔎎" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is part of the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, specifically included in the Unicode Standard to encode a sign from the ancient Egyptian writing system. This particular glyph, designated as a placeholder or generic numbering for an unassigned or undetermined hieroglyph, represents one of many symbols used in hieroglyphic texts for religious, administrative, and monumental inscriptions dating back to the Nile Valley civilization. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for digital representation and preservation of these historical scripts, facilitating modern research, documentation, and typographic rendering of Egyptian hieroglyphs in computational contexts.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1438E
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	𔎎
HTML Hex Encoding	𔎎
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x94 0x8E 0x8E
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD810 0xDF8E
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001438E
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud810\udf8e

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-11-001
kEH_Core	N
kEH_UniK	HJ W123
kEH_JSesh	W123
kEH_HG	W123
kEH_IFAO	455,3