U+13103 "𓄃" Egyptian Hieroglyph F005 Unicode Character

U+13103 "𓄃" Egyptian Hieroglyph F005 is a representation of a hippopotamus head, depicted as part of the ancient Egyptian writing system under the category of fauna or mammalian symbols. This glyph, classified under the Gardiner sign list as F5, carries the phonetic value *ȝb or *jb and is associated with concepts of strength, aggression, and protection, often appearing in religious or funerary contexts to invoke the formidable nature of the hippopotamus, a creature both feared and revered in Egyptian mythology. It belongs to the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block in Unicode, encoded for modern digital use to preserve and transmit the visual language of one of history's earliest civilizations.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13103
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph F005
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓄃
HTML Hex Encoding	𓄃
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x84 0x83
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDD03
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013103
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\udd03

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	F-06-011
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	The head of a bubalis antelope.
kEH_Func	Phonemogram
kEH_FVal	šsꜣ
kEH_UniK	F005
kEH_JSesh	F5
kEH_HG	F5
kEH_IFAO	151,12