U+131A9 "𓆩" Egyptian Hieroglyph L006 Unicode Character

U+131A9 "𓆩" Egyptian Hieroglyph L006 is a representation of a scorpion, specifically classified under Gardiner's sign list as L006, which depicts an animal of the invertebrate type. This hieroglyph was used in ancient Egyptian writing as a logogram or determinative for the word "srqt" meaning scorpion, and it also appears in the name of the goddess Serket, who was associated with healing and protection from venomous creatures. The symbol reflects the cultural significance of the scorpion in Egyptian mythology and daily life, serving as both a practical script element and a religious icon.

General Properties

Code Point	U+131A9
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph L006
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓆩
HTML Hex Encoding	𓆩
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x86 0xA9
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDDA9
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000131A9
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\udda9

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-07-006
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A bivalve shell.
kEH_Func	Phonemogram
kEH_FVal	ḫꜣ
kEH_UniK	L006
kEH_JSesh	L6
kEH_HG	L6