U+143C8 "𔏈" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𔏈

U+143C8 "𔏈" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a glyph from the Egyptian Hieroglyph block, specifically part of the extensive set of ancient Egyptian writing symbols encoded in the Unicode Standard. This particular character, assigned the number sign identifier in its name, represents a specific graphical sign used in the hieroglyphic script, though its precise phonetic or logographic value is not universally standardized and may vary depending on the specific transliteration system or reference work. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that scholars and digital typographers can accurately represent and preserve this historical symbol in modern electronic texts, enabling research and display of ancient Egyptian language and culture across computing platforms.

General Properties

Code Point	U+143C8
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	𔏈
HTML Hex Encoding	𔏈
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x94 0x8F 0x88
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD810 0xDFC8
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000143C8
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud810\udfc8

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-04-013
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A loaf of bread resembling a quarter oval, with round imprints at all four sides.
kEH_Func	Logogram (type of bread)
kEH_FVal	šns
kEH_UniK	HJ X004C
kEH_JSesh	X4C
kEH_HG	X4C
kEH_IFAO	463,1