U+121E "ሞ" Ethiopic Syllable Mo Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+121E "ሞ" Ethiopic Syllable Mo is a glyph from the Ethiopic script, used primarily for writing languages such as Amharic, Tigrinya, and Ge'ez in the Horn of Africa. It represents the syllable "mo," which combines the consonant sound "m" with the vowel "o," and is part of a syllabary system where each character denotes a specific consonant vowel combination. In the Unicode standard, it falls within the Ethiopic block, introduced to support digital representation of these ancient and modern languages. This character is essential for accurate text rendering, enabling communication, literature, and cultural preservation in regions where the Ethiopic script is the primary writing system.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+121E |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Ethiopic Syllable Mo |
| Block | Ethiopic |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ሞ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ሞ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x88 0x9E |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x121E |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000121E |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u121e |