U+140EF "𔃯" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+140EF "𔃯" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific representation of an ancient Egyptian hieroglyph, encoded in the Unicode standard's Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, which was introduced in version 5.2 to enable digital preservation and scholarly study of the script used for religious texts, monumental inscriptions, and administrative records in ancient Egypt. This particular glyph corresponds to a phonogram, ideogram, or determinative from the Gardiner sign list, though its exact linguistic function often depends on its context within a hieroglyphic string. By including such characters, Unicode facilitates the accurate electronic exchange and interpretation of Egyptian archaeological and linguistic material.