U+13087 "𓂇" Egyptian Hieroglyph D017 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𓂇

U+13087 "𓂇" Egyptian Hieroglyph D017 is a symbol from the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, specifically representing the determinative for the word "kheper" and the scarab beetle, a key motif in ancient Egyptian culture symbolizing transformation, rebirth, and the sun god Khepri. This hieroglyph is categorized under Gardiner's sign list as D17, depicting a dung beetle with its front legs pushing a ball of dung, which the Egyptians associated with the sun's daily journey across the sky. It was commonly used in funerary texts and amulets to invoke protective and regenerative powers for the deceased in the afterlife. The character renders as a detailed pictograph in compatible fonts and serves as a digital representation of this ancient writing system used from the Predynastic Period through the Greco Roman era.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13087
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph D017
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓂇
HTML Hex Encoding	𓂇
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x82 0x87
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDC87
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013087
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\udc87

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	D-09-012
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	The left and right lower marking of an udjat eye.
kEH_Func	Logogram (figure, image)
kEH_FVal	tꞽ.t
kEH_UniK	D017
kEH_JSesh	D17
kEH_HG	D17
kEH_IFAO	99,14