U+143E9 "𔏩" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𔏩

U+143E9 "𔏩" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific sign from the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic script, encoded in the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block of the Unicode Standard, which covers the writing system used in Egypt for religious texts, monumental inscriptions, and administrative records from around 3200 BCE to the Roman period. This particular glyph, cataloged under the designation "Egyptian Hieroglyph-#" in its formal name, represents a distinct pictographic symbol whose exact meaning is typically determined by its context within a larger text, often conveying a word, sound, or idea in the ancient Egyptian language. The inclusion of this character in Unicode allows for its accurate digital representation and preservation, enabling scholars, linguists, and enthusiasts to type, display, and study ancient Egyptian texts on modern computer systems without relying on images or approximations.

General Properties

Code Point U+143E9
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 𔏩
HTML Hex Encoding 𔏩
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x94 0x8F 0xA9
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD810 0xDFE9
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000143E9
C/C++/Java Escape \ud810\udfe9

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 Z-02-006
kEH_Core C
kEH_Desc A horizontal stroke overlapping a vertical stroke, both strokes of the same length.
kEH_Func Phonemogram
kEH_FVal ꞽm.y
kEH_UniK HJ Z011A
kEH_JSesh Z11A
kEH_HG Z11A
kEH_IFAO 470,3