U+130B8 "𓂸" Egyptian Hieroglyph D052 Unicode Character

U+130B8 "𓂸" Egyptian Hieroglyph D052 is a visual representation of a phallus, classified under the Gardiner sign list as D52, and is used in ancient Egyptian writing as a determinative for the male organ, as well as for words related to male virility, fertility, and, when used phonetically, for the consonant sounds "mt" or "mṯ". This hieroglyph appears in inscriptions and papyri from various periods of ancient Egyptian history, often within funerary, mythological, or medical contexts where it symbolizes procreation, power, or the concept of the deceased's rebirth. Its inclusion in Unicode allows modern digital systems to accurately display this historically significant symbol, preserving the integrity of ancient texts for academic research and cultural study.

General Properties

Code Point	U+130B8
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph D052
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓂸
HTML Hex Encoding	𓂸
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x82 0xB8
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDCB8
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000130B8
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\udcb8

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-31-001
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A phallus with a scrotum.
kEH_Func	Phonemogram
kEH_FVal	bꜣḥ
kEH_UniK	D052
kEH_JSesh	D52
kEH_HG	D52
kEH_IFAO	116,14