U+1368 "፨" Ethiopic Paragraph Separator Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
፨
U+1368 "፨" Ethiopic Paragraph Separator is a typographic mark used in the Geʽez script, primarily to denote the end of a paragraph or a major section break in traditional Ethiopic texts. Resembling three dots or small circles stacked vertically, this symbol helps organize written works in languages such as Amharic, Tigrinya, and Geʽez itself, providing a clear visual cue for readers that a new thematic unit is beginning. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard ensures that digital representations of these ancient and modern texts maintain proper formatting and fidelity to their original punctuation conventions.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1368 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Ethiopic Paragraph Separator |
| Block | Ethiopic |
| General Category | Other Punctuation |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ፨ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ፨ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x8D 0xA8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1368 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001368 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1368 |