U+130E5 "𓃥" Egyptian Hieroglyph E017 Unicode Character

U+130E5 "𓃥" Egyptian Hieroglyph E017 is a graphical symbol from the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, specifically representing a canine or jackal-like creature, often identified with the god Anubis or associated with funerary contexts. This particular hieroglyph, cataloged as Gardiner’s sign E17, depicts a recumbent jackal on a standard and was used in ancient Egyptian writing to denote the sound “j” or as a determinative in words related to canines, guardianship, or the afterlife. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for digital representation and preservation of this ancient script, enabling modern scholars and enthusiasts to incorporate authentic hieroglyphic text into electronic documents and communications.

General Properties

Code Point	U+130E5
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph E017
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓃥
HTML Hex Encoding	𓃥
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x83 0xA5
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDCE5
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000130E5
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\udce5

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-06-004
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A jackal, standing, tail down.
kEH_Func	Phonemogram
kEH_FVal	sꜣb
kEH_UniK	E017
kEH_JSesh	E17
kEH_HG	E17
kEH_IFAO	129,5