U+1295 "ን" Ethiopic Syllable Ne Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+1295 "ን" Ethiopic Syllable Ne is a symbol from the Ge'ez script used to write several Ethiopian and Eritrean languages, including Amharic and Tigrinya, where it represents the syllable sound "ne" as part of the abugida writing system. This character belongs to the Ethiopic block of Unicode, which standardizes over 400 syllabic signs derived from the ancient Ge'ez script. In these languages, "ን" functions as a consonant with an inherent vowel, forming a fundamental component of words related to daily life, such as in the Amharic word "ንጉሥ" (neguś, meaning "king"). Its encoding in Unicode ensures consistent digital representation across devices, enabling proper text rendering and preservation of linguistic heritage for millions of speakers worldwide.

General Properties

Code Point U+1295
Version Added 3.0
Name Ethiopic Syllable Ne
Block Ethiopic
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ን
HTML Hex Encoding ን
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE1 0x8A 0x95
UTF-16 Encoding 0x1295
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00001295
C/C++/Java Escape \u1295

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Alphabetic
Script Ethiopic
Script Extensions Ethiopic
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter