U+131AC "𓆬" Egyptian Hieroglyph L008 Unicode Character

U+131AC "𓆬" Egyptian Hieroglyph L008 is a representation of a scorpion, classified under the Gardiner sign list as L8 and often associated with the phonetic value "srq" or with protective and dangerous connotations in ancient Egyptian culture. This glyph belongs to the category of fauna, specifically depicting the venomous arachnid, and appears in inscriptions and artifacts from various periods of pharaonic history, where it could symbolize the goddess Selkis, who was known for her protective role and association with healing from venomous bites. The character is encoded in the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block of the Unicode Standard, enabling digital representation and study of this ancient script for modern linguistic and historical research.

General Properties

Code Point	U+131AC
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph L008
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓆬
HTML Hex Encoding	𓆬
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x86 0xAC
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDDAC
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000131AC
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\uddac

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-07-004
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A click beetle (Lanelater Notodonta), without legs.
kEH_Func	Logogram/phonemogram (type of beetle)
kEH_FVal	ꜥnḫ
kEH_UniK	L008
kEH_JSesh	L8