U+131CA "𓇊" Egyptian Hieroglyph M016A Unicode Character

U+131CA "𓇊" Egyptian Hieroglyph M016A is a sign from the ancient Egyptian writing system, specifically belonging to Gardiner's category M for trees and plants. This hieroglyph depicts a clump of papyrus, often symbolizing the Nile Delta, the concept of "north," or the papyrus plant itself (j). In Egyptian texts, it was commonly used as a determinative in words related to the Delta region or as an ideogram for the word "papyrus," and it could also carry phonetic values. The inclusion of this character in the Unicode standard allows for its digital representation, enabling scholars and enthusiasts to accurately encode and display this historic symbol in modern electronic documents and texts.

General Properties

Code Point	U+131CA
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph M016A
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓇊
HTML Hex Encoding	𓇊
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x87 0x8A
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDDCA
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000131CA
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\uddca

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-13-009
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	Three thin stems of papyrus with a bud, on top of a plan of a crossroads in a village (O49).
kEH_Func	Logogram (Lower Egypt)
kEH_FVal	mḥ.w
kEH_UniK	M016A
kEH_JSesh	M139B
kEH_HG	M139B
kEH_IFAO	247,8