U+143A9 "𔎩" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𔎩

U+143A9 "𔎩" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph from the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, which was added to Unicode in version 12.0 in 2019 as part of the Egyptian Hieroglyph Format Controls extension. This character is classified as an Egyptian hieroglyph, though its exact linguistic meaning or transliteration is not standardized in Unicode itself, as the "#" symbol in its name indicates it is a placeholder for a specific sign identification number within Egyptological databases like Gardiner's sign list. The character is used primarily in digital text to represent ancient Egyptian writing, enabling scholars and enthusiasts to encode and display hieroglyphic texts accurately in modern computing environments, though its practical use requires specialized fonts and rendering support.

General Properties

Code Point	U+143A9
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	𔎩
HTML Hex Encoding	𔎩
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x94 0x8E 0xA9
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD810 0xDFA9
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000143A9
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud810\udfa9

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-11-073
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A vessel with a small base and a broad rim.
kEH_Func	Classifier drinking vessel
kEH_FVal	ḫꜣw & (ṯ)nꞽw
kEH_UniK	HJ W077
kEH_JSesh	W77
kEH_HG	W77
kEH_IFAO	458,11