U+12FC "ዼ" Ethiopic Syllable Ddee Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+12FC "ዼ" Ethiopic Syllable Ddee is a glyph from the Ethiopic script used historically for the Ge'ez language and currently for modern languages like Amharic and Tigrinya, representing a voiced dental or alveolar implosive consonant sound "d" combined with the vowel "e" as in the English word "day". This character belongs to the Ethiopic block of Unicode, specifically forming part of the syllabary system where each symbol denotes a consonant vowel combination, and its shape follows the distinctive angular and linear patterns characteristic of the script. In digital text, U+12FC enables accurate representation of this specific syllable in written Ethiopic languages, supporting proper orthography and readability for speakers and scholars who study these languages.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
ዼ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
ዼ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE1 0x8B 0xBC |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x12FC |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x000012FC |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u12fc |
Unicode Properties