U+1271 "ቱ" Ethiopic Syllable Tu Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ቱ
U+1271 "ቱ" Ethiopic Syllable Tu is a symbol from the Ethiopic script, used primarily for writing the Ge'ez, Amharic, and Tigrinya languages, among others. This specific character represents the syllable pronounced as "tu" and belongs to a broader syllabary system where each character denotes a consonant vowel combination. In the Unicode Standard, it is categorized under the Ethiopic block, which includes characters for the historical Ge'ez liturgy as well as modern languages in the Horn of Africa. The visual design of "ቱ" typically features a distinct geometric form with a horizontal bar and a looped or triangular lower section, consistent with the script’s characteristic angular aesthetics.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1271 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Ethiopic Syllable Tu |
| Block | Ethiopic |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ቱ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ቱ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x89 0xB1 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1271 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001271 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1271 |