U+130F2 "𓃲" Egyptian Hieroglyph E028 Unicode Character

U+130F2 "𓃲" Egyptian Hieroglyph E028 is a representation from the Gardiner sign list of a specific animal, typically identified as a hippopotamus, depicted in a profile or standing pose and belonging to the category of mammals. This glyph was used in ancient Egyptian writing to represent the phonetic value or as a logogram for the word "hippopotamus," often associated with the goddess Taweret, a protective deity of childbirth and fertility. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard allows for the accurate digital preservation and interchange of this historical script, enabling modern scholars and enthusiasts to include such hieroglyphs in electronic texts without resorting to images.

General Properties

Code Point	U+130F2
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph E028
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓃲
HTML Hex Encoding	𓃲
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x83 0xB2
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDCF2
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000130F2
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\udcf2

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-03-001
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	An oryx, standing.
kEH_Func	Classifier oryx
kEH_FVal	mꜣ-ḥḏ
kEH_UniK	E028
kEH_JSesh	E28
kEH_HG	E28
kEH_IFAO	126,3