U+129C "ኜ" Ethiopic Syllable Nyee Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ኜ
U+129C "ኜ" Ethiopic Syllable Nyee is a character in the Ethiopic script used primarily for writing the Geʽez language, as well as modern languages like Amharic and Tigrinya in the Horn of Africa. It represents the syllable pronounced as "nyee," formed by adding a specific vowel diacritic to the base consonant sign for the sound "ny." As part of the Unicode standard, this character enables the accurate digital representation of the Ethiopic writing system, supporting the preservation and exchange of texts in these languages across electronic devices and platforms.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+129C |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Ethiopic Syllable Nyee |
| Block | Ethiopic |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ኜ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ኜ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x8A 0x9C |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x129C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000129C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u129c |