U+1222 "ሢ" Ethiopic Syllable Szi Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ሢ
U+1222 "ሢ" Ethiopic Syllable Szi is a glyph from the Ethiopic script used for writing the Ge'ez language and modern languages like Amharic and Tigrinya. It represents the syllable "szi" which is a specific consonant vowel combination in the Ethiopic syllabary system where the basic consonant shape is modified to indicate the vowel sound. This character belongs to the Ethiopic block of Unicode and is part of a larger set of syllabic characters that each correspond to a distinct sound in the language. In the Ge'ez script, variations in the consonant form denote different vowel qualities, making "ሢ" a fundamental unit for reading and writing words that incorporate the "szi" sound.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1222 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Ethiopic Syllable Szi |
| Block | Ethiopic |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ሢ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ሢ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x88 0xA2 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1222 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001222 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1222 |