U+12EC "ዬ" Ethiopic Syllable Yee Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+12EC "ዬ" Ethiopic Syllable Yee is a character in the Ethiopic script, used primarily for writing the Ge'ez, Amharic, and Tigrinya languages. It represents the syllable "yee," combining a consonant sound with a specific vowel, and is part of the extensive syllabary system that forms the foundation of Ethiopic writing. This character belongs to a set of Unicode blocks dedicated to preserving and digitally supporting ancient and modern Ethiopian languages, enabling accurate text representation in computing and digital communication.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+12EC |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Ethiopic Syllable Yee |
| Block | Ethiopic |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ዬ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ዬ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x8B 0xAC |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x12EC |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000012EC |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u12ec |