U+131A8 "𓆨" Egyptian Hieroglyph L005 Unicode Character

U+131A8 "𓆨" Egyptian Hieroglyph L005 is a sign from the ancient Egyptian writing system, specifically classified under Gardiner's sign list as L005, which depicts a type of insect often associated with the scarab beetle. This hieroglyph represents the phonetic value "ḫpr" and is commonly used to write words related to existence, becoming, or transformation, such as the name of the god Khepri, who was symbolized by the scarab and associated with the rising sun and creation. In Egyptian art and scripture, the scarab beetle motif embodied rebirth and the cyclical nature of life, making this character a significant iconographic element in religious and funerary texts.

General Properties

Code Point	U+131A8
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph L005
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓆨
HTML Hex Encoding	𓆨
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x86 0xA8
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDDA8
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000131A8
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\udda8

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-05-001
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A centipede.
kEH_Func	Classifier centipede
kEH_FVal	spꜣ
kEH_UniK	L005
kEH_JSesh	L5
kEH_HG	L5
kEH_IFAO	230,10