U+131F6 "𓇶" Egyptian Hieroglyph N008 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+131F6 "𓇶" Egyptian Hieroglyph N008 is a sign from the ancient Egyptian writing system, specifically classified under the category of sky, earth, and water signs, where it represents a stylized depiction of a body of water or a canal, often associated with the concept of the Nile or irrigation channels. In transliteration, it typically corresponds to the sound "n" or "ny" and is used as a phonetic complement or determinative in words related to water, flowing, or liquid. This glyph appears in the original Unicode 5.2 standard for Egyptian Hieroglyphs, providing digital access to a symbol that was essential in recording administrative, religious, and daily life texts on temple walls and papyrus scrolls in ancient Egypt.
General Properties
Code Point
U+131F6
Name
Egyptian Hieroglyph N008
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
𓇶
HTML Hex Encoding
𓇶
UTF-8 Encoding
0xF0 0x93 0x87 0xB6
UTF-16 Encoding
0xD80C 0xDDF6
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000131F6
C/C++/Java Escape
\ud80c\uddf6
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Unikemet Data
kEH_Cat
N-04-016
kEH_Core
C
kEH_Desc
The sun, with three beams of sunlight coming from it.
kEH_Func
Classifier light, shining, rising
kEH_FVal
psḏ
kEH_UniK
N008