U+131DA "𓇚" Egyptian Hieroglyph M028A Unicode Character

U+131DA "𓇚" Egyptian Hieroglyph M028A is a representation of the Egyptian hieroglyph depicting a lotus blossom, specifically part of the Gardiner’s sign list category for trees and plants (M). This symbol was used in ancient Egyptian writing to denote the lotus flower, a potent emblem of rebirth, creation, and the sun, often associated with the god Nefertem and the cyclical renewal of life. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for digital representation and study of this ancient script, preserving its cultural and historical significance in modern text systems.

General Properties

Code Point	U+131DA
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph M028A
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓇚
HTML Hex Encoding	𓇚
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x87 0x9A
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDDDA
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000131DA
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\uddda

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-13-010
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	Three thin stems of papyrus with a flowering bud, on top of a plan of a crossroads in a village (O49).
kEH_Func	Logogram (Upper Egypt)
kEH_FVal	šmꜥ.w
kEH_UniK	M028A
kEH_JSesh	M140B
kEH_HG	M140B
kEH_IFAO	247,9