U+1239 "ሹ" Ethiopic Syllable Shu Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+1239 "ሹ" Ethiopic Syllable Shu is a symbol from the Ethiopic script, used primarily for writing languages like Amharic, Tigrinya, and Ge'ez. It represents the syllable "shu", combining the consonant sound "sh" with the vowel "u". This character is part of a larger syllabary system where each glyph blends a consonant base with one of several vowel modifiers, and it is encoded in Unicode’s Ethiopic block, ensuring its digital representation and exchange across modern computing platforms for linguistic and cultural preservation.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1239 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Ethiopic Syllable Shu |
| Block | Ethiopic |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ሹ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ሹ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x88 0xB9 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1239 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001239 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1239 |