U+131D8 "𓇘" Egyptian Hieroglyph M027 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𓇘

U+131D8 "𓇘" Egyptian Hieroglyph M027 is a sign from the Gardiner sign list's category for trees and plants, specifically depicting a stylized branch or a leafy bough. This hieroglyph was used in ancient Egyptian writing as a determinative or ideogram for concepts related to wood, vegetation, or growth, often appearing in the context of words for trees, branches, or wooden objects. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for digital preservation and scholarly study of the Egyptian language, enabling modern representation of this ancient symbol in electronic texts without relying on special fonts or image substitutions.

General Properties

Code Point	U+131D8
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph M027
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓇘
HTML Hex Encoding	𓇘
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x87 0x98
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDDD8
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000131D8
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\uddd8

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-16-053
kEH_Core	L
kEH_Desc	A forearm, with the palm of the hand facing upwards (D36), written over a desert plant, with four branches, with flowers on every branch, on a horizontal base. (M26).
kEH_Func	Logogram (Upper Egypt)
kEH_FVal	šmꜥ.w
kEH_UniK	M027
kEH_JSesh	M27
kEH_HG	M27
kEH_AltSeq	1309D 13436 131D7