U+131E6 "𓇦" Egyptian Hieroglyph M037 Unicode Character

U+131E6 "𓇦" Egyptian Hieroglyph M037 is a representation from the ancient Egyptian writing system, specifically classified under the "Gardiner's Sign List" category M for trees and plants, depicting a stylized papyrus stalk or a related floral element. This hieroglyph was used in Egyptian inscriptions to represent the papyrus plant itself, often serving as a determinative or ideograph for concepts tied to the Nile Delta's marshlands, greenery, or the word "w3d" meaning green or fresh. It also carried symbolic associations with Lower Egypt and was part of a broader hieroglyphic vocabulary where such natural elements conveyed both literal and metaphorical meanings within religious, administrative, and funerary texts.

General Properties

Code Point	U+131E6
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph M037
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓇦
HTML Hex Encoding	𓇦
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x87 0xA6
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDDE6
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000131E6
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\udde6

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-22-012
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A bundle of flax stems, bound together with string near the top of the bundle.
kEH_Func	Phonemogram
kEH_FVal	ḏr
kEH_UniK	M037
kEH_JSesh	M37
kEH_HG	M37