U+131CD "𓇍" Egyptian Hieroglyph M018 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𓇍

U+131CD "𓇍" Egyptian Hieroglyph M018 is a sign from the Gardiner sign list category M, which represents trees and plants, specifically depicting a clump or thicket of reeds or papyrus with horizontal bindings, often used in ancient Egyptian writing to represent the word for "marsh" or as a determinative for vegetation-related concepts. This glyph, dating back to the hieroglyphic script of the Old Kingdom, is part of the Egyptian Hieroglyph block in Unicode, allowing digital representation and study of this historical symbol. Its inclusion in the standard enables modern scholars and enthusiasts to accurately transcribe and analyze ancient Egyptian texts, preserving the cultural and linguistic heritage of this early writing system.

General Properties

Code Point	U+131CD
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph M018
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓇍
HTML Hex Encoding	𓇍
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x87 0x8D
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDDCD
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000131CD
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\uddcd

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-14-012
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A flowering reed (M17), on top of legs in a walking posture, feet orientated towards the reading direction (D54).
kEH_Func	Phonemogram/logogram (to come)
kEH_FVal	ꞽy(ꞽ)
kEH_UniK	M018
kEH_JSesh	M18
kEH_HG	M18
kEH_IFAO	248,14