U+143C2 "𔏂" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+143C2 "𔏂" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph from the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, which was added to the Unicode Standard in 2009 with version 5.2 to encode the ancient writing system used in Egypt for over three thousand years. This particular sign, identified by its unique code point and the placeholder name "Egyptian Hieroglyph-#" in the standard, represents one of hundreds of individual hieroglyphic symbols that were used for logographic or phonetic purposes in the Egyptian language, though its precise meaning or phonetic value is typically documented in detailed Egyptological references rather than in the Unicode specification itself. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for digital representation, preservation, and scholarly exchange of this ancient script across modern computer systems and platforms.

General Properties

Code Point	U+143C2
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	𔏂
HTML Hex Encoding	𔏂
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x94 0x8F 0x82
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD810 0xDFC2
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000143C2
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud810\udfc2

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	X-03-007
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A conical loaf of bread, with an curved imprint on the sides and the bottom.
kEH_Func	Classifier bread/food
kEH_FVal	t
kEH_UniK	X003D