U+131F8 "𓇸" Egyptian Hieroglyph N010 Unicode Character

U+131F8 "𓇸" Egyptian Hieroglyph N010 is part of the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block in Unicode, representing a specific sign from ancient Egyptian writing. This hieroglyph, categorized under Gardiner's sign list as N010, depicts a celestial or sky-related element, often associated with the concept of the sky or heaven in Egyptian iconography. It was used in religious and funerary texts to symbolize the heavens or the vault of the sky, frequently appearing in contexts related to the sun god Ra or the goddess Nut. The inclusion of this character in Unicode allows for digital representation and study of Egyptian hieroglyphs, preserving an important piece of ancient linguistic and cultural heritage.

General Properties

Code Point	U+131F8
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph N010
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓇸
HTML Hex Encoding	𓇸
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x87 0xB8
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDDF8
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000131F8
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\uddf8

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	N-07-006
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	The moon, partly obscured to form a crescent at the top of the circle.
kEH_Func	Phonemogram
kEH_FVal	psḏ
kEH_UniK	N010
kEH_JSesh	N10
kEH_HG	N10
kEH_IFAO	267,9