U+131B3 "𓆳" Egyptian Hieroglyph M004 Unicode Character

U+131B3 "𓆳" Egyptian Hieroglyph M004 is a representation of a papyrus stem or thicket, classified under the vegetation category in the Gardiner sign list. This hieroglyph carries the phonetic value of "ḫ" and was often used in ancient Egyptian writing to denote words related to marshes, plants, or the concept of a land of reeds, such as the mythical Field of Reeds. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for the digital preservation and accurate rendering of this script in modern text, aiding scholars and enthusiasts in studying and communicating about ancient Egyptian language and culture without relying on transcription symbols alone.

General Properties

Code Point	U+131B3
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph M004
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓆳
HTML Hex Encoding	𓆳
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x86 0xB3
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDDB3
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000131B3
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\uddb3

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	M-05-001
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A palm branch, stripped of leaves and notched with a round notch.
kEH_Func	Logogram (year)
kEH_FVal	rnp.t
kEH_UniK	M004
kEH_JSesh	M4
kEH_HG	M4
kEH_IFAO	235,4