U+143B8 "𔎸" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𔎸

U+143B8 "𔎸" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific encoded symbol belonging to the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, which represents a writing system used in ancient Egypt for religious and administrative texts. This particular glyph, assigned to the Basic Multilingual Plane, is part of a massive repertoire of hieroglyphic signs standardized by Unicode to enable digital preservation and study of the ancient language. While its exact meaning varies depending on context, it typically functions as a logogram or determinative in the hieroglyphic script, contributing to the representation of words and ideas. The inclusion of such characters in Unicode ensures that scholars and enthusiasts can accurately display, search, and analyze these historical symbols in modern digital environments, bridging ancient culture with contemporary technology.

General Properties

Code Point	U+143B8
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	𔎸
HTML Hex Encoding	𔎸
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x94 0x8E 0xB8
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD810 0xDFB8
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000143B8
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud810\udfb8

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-11-121
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A granite vessel with large handles.
kEH_Func	Classifier granite
kEH_FVal	mꜣṯ
kEH_UniK	HJ W007A
kEH_JSesh	W7A
kEH_HG	W7A