U+130F3 "𓃳" Egyptian Hieroglyph E028A Unicode Character

U+130F3 "𓃳" Egyptian Hieroglyph E028A is a ligature or composite glyph that represents a specific combination of signs in the ancient Egyptian writing system, typically used in the context of the Book of the Dead and funerary texts. This character depicts a determinative or phonetic sign associated with the concept of "to be young" or "youth," often appearing alongside other hieroglyphs to clarify the meaning of a word. As part of the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block in Unicode, it provides digital representation for a symbol originally inscribed on papyrus, temple walls, or tomb monuments, preserving the visual form of a kneeling figure or similar motif that carries ritual and linguistic significance in the study of Egyptology.

General Properties

Code Point	U+130F3
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph E028A
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓃳
HTML Hex Encoding	𓃳
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x83 0xB3
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDCF3
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000130F3
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\udcf3

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-03-005
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A basket with four pieces of grain or fruit (M39) in front of an oryx, standing (E28), on top of a parcel of land with irrigation ditches (N24).
kEH_Func	Logogram (Oryx nome, 16th nome of Upper Egypt)
kEH_FVal	mꜣ-ḥḏ
kEH_UniK	E028A
kEH_JSesh	US1E28AEXTU