U+1318A "𓆊" Egyptian Hieroglyph I003 Unicode Character

U+1318A "𓆊" Egyptian Hieroglyph I003 is a specific glyph from the Egyptian hieroglyphic script, representing a type of crocodile, often associated with the goddess Sobek or the broader concept of danger and the Nile's aquatic life. This particular sign belongs to Gardiner's sign list under category I, which covers amphibious and reptilian creatures, and it typically appears in ancient Egyptian inscriptions as a determinative or ideograph within words relating to crocodiles, aggression, or the god Sobek. The character was encoded in Unicode's Egyptian Hieroglyphs block to enable digital representation and study of this ancient writing system, preserving its historical and linguistic significance for modern scholars and enthusiasts.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1318A
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph I003
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓆊
HTML Hex Encoding	𓆊
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x86 0x8A
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDD8A
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001318A
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\udd8a

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-03-001
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus).
kEH_Func	Classifier aggression
kEH_FVal	ꜣd
kEH_UniK	I003
kEH_JSesh	I3
kEH_HG	I3
kEH_IFAO	211,4