U+130E3 "𓃣" Egyptian Hieroglyph E016 Unicode Character

U+130E3 "𓃣" Egyptian Hieroglyph E016 is a representation from the Gardiner Sign List used in ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic writing, specifically depicting the head of a hippopotamus. This sign belongs to the category of mammals (class E) and is often associated with concepts of strength, chaos, or the goddess Taweret, as the hippopotamus was a powerful symbol in Egyptian mythology, representing both protective and dangerous forces. In its primary phonetic function, it may serve as a determinative or ideogram within inscriptions, appearing in temple texts, tomb decorations, or funerary papyri.

General Properties

Code Point	U+130E3
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph E016
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓃣
HTML Hex Encoding	𓃣
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x83 0xA3
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDCE3
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000130E3
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\udce3

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	E-07-017
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A jackal, lying down, tail downwards, on top of a shrine.
kEH_Func	Logogram (privy to the secrets)
kEH_FVal	ḥr.y-sštꜣ
kEH_UniK	E016
kEH_JSesh	E16
kEH_HG	E16
kEH_IFAO	130,15