U+12A2 "ኢ" Ethiopic Syllable Glottal I Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+12A2 "ኢ" Ethiopic Syllable Glottal I is a glyph from the Ethiopic script used primarily for writing the Ge'ez, Amharic, and Tigrinya languages, where it represents the syllable pronounced as a glottal stop followed by the vowel "i". Part of the Unicode block for Ethiopic syllables, this character corresponds to the fourth order of the first family of consonants in the script's syllabary, reflecting a linguistic element common in Semitic languages of the Horn of Africa. In digital text, it serves as a standardized encoding for this syllable, ensuring consistent representation across platforms and applications for these languages.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+12A2 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Ethiopic Syllable Glottal I |
| Block | Ethiopic |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ኢ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ኢ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x8A 0xA2 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x12A2 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000012A2 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u12a2 |