U+12E2 "ዢ" Ethiopic Syllable Zhi Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ዢ
U+12E2 "ዢ" Ethiopic Syllable Zhi is part of the Ethiopic script block, representing a syllabic character used primarily for writing the Amharic and other languages in the Horn of Africa, and it corresponds to the consonant "zh" combined with the vowel "i". This character is derived from the Ge'ez abugida, where each symbol modifies a base consonant shape to indicate a specific vowel sound, and in this case, the "z" consonant sound is paired with the front vowel "i". Its inclusion in Unicode ensures compatibility across digital platforms for the accurate representation of Ethiopian and Eritrean languages that rely on this script.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+12E2 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Ethiopic Syllable Zhi |
| Block | Ethiopic |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ዢ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ዢ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x8B 0xA2 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x12E2 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000012E2 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u12e2 |