U+131A0 "𓆠" Egyptian Hieroglyph K006 Unicode Character

U+131A0 "𓆠" Egyptian Hieroglyph K006 is a representation of a fish, specifically belonging to the Gardiner sign list category for fish and parts of fish, where it is classified under the code K006. This hieroglyph is typically used as a logogram or determinative for the word "int" or "inyt," which refers to the Nile tilapia (Tilapia nilotica), a fish sacred in ancient Egyptian culture and often associated with the goddess Isis due to its protective maternal behaviors. The symbol appears in inscriptions from the Old Kingdom onward, frequently in funerary texts and temple reliefs, where it conveys concepts of nourishment, rebirth, and the life-giving waters of the Nile.

General Properties

Code Point	U+131A0
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph K006
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓆠
HTML Hex Encoding	𓆠
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x86 0xA0
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDDA0
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000131A0
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\udda0

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	K-02-008
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	The scale of a fish.
kEH_Func	Logogram (scale)
kEH_FVal	nšm.t
kEH_UniK	K006
kEH_JSesh	K6
kEH_HG	K6
kEH_IFAO	228,13