U+131FC "𓇼" Egyptian Hieroglyph N014 Unicode Character

U+131FC "𓇼" Egyptian Hieroglyph N014 is a graphical symbol from the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, specifically representing a star or a five-pointed star-like shape often associated with the sky, night, or divine concepts in ancient Egyptian writing. This glyph, cataloged as part of the Gardiner sign list under N14, typically signifies the word "dw3" or "sb3," meaning "star" or "constellation," and was used in inscriptions to denote celestial bodies or to convey notions of time, such as the "star clock" in funerary texts. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for digital representation and study of ancient Egyptian language and iconography, preserving a key element of hieroglyphic communication from over three thousand years ago.

General Properties

Code Point	U+131FC
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph N014
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓇼
HTML Hex Encoding	𓇼
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x87 0xBC
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDDFC
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000131FC
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\uddfc

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-08-001
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A star.
kEH_Func	Logogram (star)
kEH_FVal	sbꜣ
kEH_UniK	N014
kEH_JSesh	N14
kEH_HG	N14
kEH_IFAO	268,1