U+131BE "𓆾" Egyptian Hieroglyph M012B Unicode Character

U+131BE "𓆾" Egyptian Hieroglyph M012B is a sign representing a cluster of three lotus flowers or buds on a single stem, known in Gardiner's sign list as M12b. This motif, often symbolizing rebirth, purity, and the regenerative powers of the sun, was commonly used in Ancient Egyptian art and writing to denote concepts related to the lotus, which opened at dawn and closed at night. As part of the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block in Unicode, this encoding allows for the digital preservation and textual representation of such historical scripts, enabling modern scholars and enthusiasts to include the symbol in electronic documents and research.

General Properties

Code Point	U+131BE
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph M012B
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓆾
HTML Hex Encoding	𓆾
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x86 0xBE
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDDBE
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000131BE
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\uddbe

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-11-043
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Func	\3000
kEH_UniK	M012B