U+1219 "ሙ" Ethiopic Syllable Mu Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1219 "ሙ" Ethiopic Syllable Mu is a glyph from the Ethiopic script, which is used to write several languages, most notably Amharic and Tigrinya in the Horn of Africa. This particular character represents the syllable "mu," formed by combining the consonant sound "m" with the vowel "u" spelled in the Geʽez abugida writing system. In the standard Ethiopic syllabary, ሙ is placed in the fourth order of the first series, corresponding to the labialized vowel class, and it plays a fundamental role in the orthography of languages like Amharic, where it appears in common words such as "ሙዚቃ" (muzīqa, meaning music). Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard ensures consistent digital representation and interchange of Ethiopic text across modern computing platforms.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
ሙ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
ሙ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE1 0x88 0x99 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x1219 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00001219 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u1219 |
Unicode Properties