U+131A6 "𓆦" Egyptian Hieroglyph L003 Unicode Character

U+131A6 "𓆦" Egyptian Hieroglyph L003 is a representation of a specific symbol from the ancient Egyptian writing system, belonging to the category of hieroglyphs depicting reptiles and amphibians. Classified under Gardiner's sign list as L003, this character typically depicts a scorpion, an animal associated with the goddess Selket (Serqet) and often used in funerary contexts to invoke protection. In hieroglyphic texts, it could function logographically to write words related to scorpions or serve a phonetic role, representing the sound "s" or "sꜣ" in certain words. The inclusion of this symbol in Unicode allows for its digital representation and use in modern typography, enabling scholars and enthusiasts to accurately transcribe ancient Egyptian inscriptions in electronic documents.

General Properties

Code Point	U+131A6
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph L003
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓆦
HTML Hex Encoding	𓆦
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x86 0xA6
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDDA6
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000131A6
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\udda6

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	L-02-007
kEH_Core	C
kEH_UniK	L003
kEH_JSesh	L3
kEH_HG	L3