U+131C8 "𓇈" Egyptian Hieroglyph M015A Unicode Character

U+131C8 "𓇈" Egyptian Hieroglyph M015A is part of the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block and represents a specific sign from the Gardiner sign list, classified under category M for trees and plants, where it depicts a bundle of flax or reeds. This character was used in ancient Egyptian writing as a determinative for words related to flax or linen, and it also functioned phonetically to represent the sound "mh." Its inclusion in Unicode allows for the digital representation of this ancient script, preserving its use in scholarly texts and historical reconstructions.

General Properties

Code Point	U+131C8
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph M015A
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓇈
HTML Hex Encoding	𓇈
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x87 0x88
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDDC8
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000131C8
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\uddc8

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-13-021
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	Three thin stems of papyrus with a bud, with two buds bent down; on top of a plan of a crossroads in a village (O49).
kEH_Func	Logogram (Lower Egypt)
kEH_FVal	mḥ.w
kEH_UniK	M015A
kEH_JSesh	M139
kEH_HG	M139
kEH_IFAO	248,2