U+143B9 "𔎹" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+143B9 "𔎹" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph from the Egyptian Hieroglyph block, part of the Unicode Standard's efforts to digitally encode the ancient writing system of Egypt. This particular character, designated with a placeholder number sign in its name, represents a sign that would have been used in monumental inscriptions, religious texts, or administrative records from the time of the pharaohs. It is one of over a thousand hieroglyphs included in this Unicode block, which was added to support academic study, typographic reproduction, and digital preservation of Egyptian language materials. While its exact phonetic or semantic value depends on the context of its use in ancient texts, its inclusion in Unicode ensures that modern computer systems can accurately store, display, and transmit this historic symbol alongside other characters.

General Properties

Code Point	U+143B9
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	𔎹
HTML Hex Encoding	𔎹
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x94 0x8E 0xB9
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD810 0xDFB9
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000143B9
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud810\udfb9

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-11-122
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A plate or low broad vessel, with a half circle on top of it.
kEH_Func	Phonemogram
kEH_FVal	ꜣw
kEH_UniK	HJ W100
kEH_JSesh	W100
kEH_HG	W100