U+143AF "𔎯" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+143AF "𔎯" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph belonging to the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, which was added to the Unicode Standard to support the encoding of ancient Egyptian writing for digital text. This particular character represents a hieroglyphic sign that would have been used in formal inscriptions, typically carved into stone or written on papyrus, to convey phonetic sounds or logographic meanings within the broader system of Egyptian hieroglyphic script. The inclusion of such characters in Unicode allows scholars, linguists, and digital archivists to accurately preserve, study, and share ancient Egyptian texts across modern computer systems without relying on images or specialized fonts.

General Properties

Code Point	U+143AF
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	𔎯
HTML Hex Encoding	𔎯
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x94 0x8E 0xAF
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD810 0xDFAF
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000143AF
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud810\udfaf

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-11-098
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A pointed vessel with a spout, with line of fluid coming from the spout.
kEH_Func	Classifier milk
kEH_FVal	ꞽrṯ.t
kEH_UniK	W128