U+130A4 "𓂤" Egyptian Hieroglyph D043 Unicode Character

U+130A4 "𓂤" Egyptian Hieroglyph D043 is a representation from the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, specifically depicting a human body part, namely a bent arm or hand, as classified in Gardiner's sign list under category D for parts of the body. This sign, often interpreted as an arm with a hand in a grasping or holding motion, was used in ancient Egyptian writing to convey phonetic values or as a determinative in words related to actions involving the arm, such as giving, offering, or embracing. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that digital text can accurately reproduce this historical symbol for scholarly work, linguistic studies, and cultural preservation.

General Properties

Code Point	U+130A4
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph D043
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓂤
HTML Hex Encoding	𓂤
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x82 0xA4
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDCA4
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000130A4
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\udca4

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	D-25-021
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A forearm with the hand holding a flagellum (S45).
kEH_Func	Logogram (to protect)
kEH_FVal	ḫwꞽ
kEH_UniK	D043
kEH_JSesh	D43
kEH_HG	D43
kEH_IFAO	112,1