U+143A8 "𔎨" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+143A8 "𔎨" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph from the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, which was added to the Unicode Standard to support the digital encoding of ancient Egyptian writing. This particular character is designated by a generic placeholder "#" in its official name, indicating that it represents a specific hieroglyphic sign from the extensive Gardiner sign list used by Egyptologists. It belongs to a group of characters encoded primarily for scholarly and historical text representation, allowing for the accurate digital preservation and analysis of Egyptian inscriptions. While its exact visual form and meaning depend on the font and the original hieroglyph it depicts, its inclusion in Unicode helps ensure that ancient Egyptian texts can be typed, displayed, and studied in modern digital environments without relying on images or specialized software.

General Properties

Code Point	U+143A8
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	𔎨
HTML Hex Encoding	𔎨
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x94 0x8E 0xA8
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD810 0xDFA8
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000143A8
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud810\udfa8

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-11-071
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A wide bowl with a broad rim.
kEH_Func	Classifier drinking vessel
kEH_FVal	swr
kEH_UniK	HJ W076
kEH_JSesh	W76
kEH_HG	W76
kEH_IFAO	458,9