U+143E5 "𔏥" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+143E5 "𔏥" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is one of thousands of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs encoded in Unicode’s Egyptian Hieroglyph block, which covers the writing system from the Old Kingdom onward. This specific glyph, representing a seated figure or a variant of a common determinative, belongs to the category of signs used to indicate gods, kings, or abstract concepts, often appearing in religious and funerary texts. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for digital representation and preservation of the script, enabling scholars, linguists, and enthusiasts to accurately type and study these ancient symbols on modern computers without resorting to images or approximations.

General Properties

Code Point	U+143E5
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	𔏥
HTML Hex Encoding	𔏥
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x94 0x8F 0xA5
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD810 0xDFE5
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000143E5
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud810\udfe5

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	Y-06-017
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A sistrum, with the top piece in the form of a shrine encased by two curls, with the human face on the handle having hair.
kEH_Func	Logogram (sistrum)
kEH_FVal	sšš.t
kEH_UniK	Y008B