U+1291 "ኑ" Ethiopic Syllable Nu Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ኑ
U+1291 "ኑ" Ethiopic Syllable Nu is a character from the Ethiopic script, used primarily for writing the Ge'ez language and modern languages like Amharic and Tigrinya. It represents the syllable "nu," combining the consonant sound "n" with the vowel "u," and is part of a set of syllabic characters derived from the base consonant ነ. This specific character is encoded in the Unicode Standard to ensure consistent digital representation and interchange of Ethiopic text across different platforms and systems.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1291 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Ethiopic Syllable Nu |
| Block | Ethiopic |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ኑ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ኑ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x8A 0x91 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1291 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001291 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1291 |