U+14223 "𔈣" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+14223 "𔈣" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is part of the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, which was added to the Unicode Standard in 2009 to encode a large array of ancient Egyptian writing symbols from the Middle Kingdom and later periods. This specific character belongs to a subset of hieroglyphs that have been assigned provisional descriptive labels rather than definitive transcriptions, as many of these signs still await precise philological classification by Egyptologists. The glyph itself depicts a stylized, rectangular or geometric motif that would have been used in monumental inscriptions, often representing a specific object, concept, or phonetic sound within the hieroglyphic writing system. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for digital preservation and scholarly exchange of these ancient texts, bridging millennia between the pharaonic era and modern computing.