U+13188 "𓆈" Egyptian Hieroglyph I001 Unicode Character

U+13188 "𓆈" Egyptian Hieroglyph I001 is a specific glyph from the ancient Egyptian writing system, representing a lizard or a similar reptile, and is part of the "Gardiner's sign list" category for amphibians and reptiles. This hieroglyph was used in religious and funerary texts, often symbolizing the concepts of abundance, protection, or the regenerative powers associated with the creature in Egyptian mythology. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard allows for digital representation and accurate rendering of this ancient symbol across modern computing platforms, preserving a small but meaningful piece of linguistic and cultural history.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13188
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph I001
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓆈
HTML Hex Encoding	𓆈
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x86 0x88
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDD88
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013188
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\udd88

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	I-01-001
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A lizard or gecko.
kEH_Func	Phonemogram
kEH_FVal	ꜥšꜣ
kEH_UniK	I001
kEH_JSesh	I1
kEH_HG	I1
kEH_IFAO	211,1