U+1232 "ሲ" Ethiopic Syllable Si Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ሲ
U+1232 "ሲ" Ethiopic Syllable Si is a character in the Ethiopic script, specifically part of the Ge'ez abugida used for writing languages such as Amharic, Tigrinya, and Ge'ez itself. This character represents the syllabic sound "si," formed by modifying the base consonant "ሰ" (se) with a vowel diacritic that indicates the /i/ sound. It serves as an essential component in the writing systems of the Horn of Africa, enabling the accurate transcription of words in liturgical, literary, and everyday contexts. The character was included in the Unicode Standard as part of the Ethiopic block to support digital representation and preservation of these historically rich languages.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1232 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Ethiopic Syllable Si |
| Block | Ethiopic |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ሲ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ሲ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x88 0xB2 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1232 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001232 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1232 |