U+131AB "𓆫" Egyptian Hieroglyph L007 Unicode Character

U+131AB "𓆫" Egyptian Hieroglyph L007 is a graphical sign from the Gardiner sign list, specifically representing a scorpion, and belongs to the category of invertebrates and lesser animals within the Egyptian hieroglyphic script. In ancient Egyptian writing, this hieroglyph could function as a logogram for the word meaning "scorpion" or as a determinative in related terms, carrying symbolic associations with danger, protection, or the goddess Selket who was often depicted with a scorpion. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard allows for the digital preservation and accurate reproduction of this ancient symbol in modern text and scholarly communication.

General Properties

Code Point	U+131AB
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph L007
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓆫
HTML Hex Encoding	𓆫
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x86 0xAB
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDDAB
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000131AB
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\uddab

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-06-005
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A water scorpion (nep cinerea).
kEH_Func	Classifier scorpion
kEH_FVal	srḳ.t
kEH_UniK	L007
kEH_JSesh	L7
kEH_HG	L7
kEH_IFAO	231,4