U+130E8 "𓃨" Egyptian Hieroglyph E019 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𓃨

U+130E8 "𓃨" Egyptian Hieroglyph E019 is a representation of a specific sign from the ancient Egyptian writing system, classified under the Gardiner's sign list as category E for mammals, and it depicts a spotted hyena. This glyph was used in hieroglyphic texts to represent the actual animal or could serve a phonetic function, typically associated with the sound value of something like "d" or "t" in certain contexts, though its precise usage varied across different periods and texts. As part of the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block in Unicode, it allows modern digital preservation and study of this ancient script, providing a standardized way to encode, display, and analyze such symbols in academic and computational settings without relying on images or specialized fonts.

General Properties

Code Point U+130E8
Version Added 5.2
Name Egyptian Hieroglyph E019
Block Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𓃨
HTML Hex Encoding 𓃨
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x93 0x83 0xA8
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD80C 0xDCE8
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000130E8
C/C++/Java Escape \ud80c\udce8

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-06-022
kEH_Core C
kEH_Desc A jackal, standing, tail down (E17), on top of a standard used for the carrying of religious symbols, with an uraeus and šdšd-protuberance at the front of the standard, with a mace (T3) written horizontally over the vertical pole of the standard.
kEH_Func Classifier Wepwawet
kEH_FVal wp-wꜣ.wt
kEH_UniK E019
kEH_JSesh E19