U+136C "፬" Ethiopic Digit Four Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+136C "፬" Ethiopic Digit Four is a numeral used in the Ge'ez script, which is the writing system for several Ethiopian and Eritrean languages, including Amharic, Tigrinya, and Ge'ez itself. This character represents the number four in the traditional Ethiopic numerical system, a decimal system that employs distinct glyphs for each digit from one to nine, similar to Arabic numerals but with unique historical and cultural origins. The symbol's shape is derived from ancient Ethiopian writing conventions and appears in both religious texts and modern contexts such as documents, calendars, and educational materials within the region.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+136C |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Ethiopic Digit Four |
| Block | Ethiopic |
| General Category | Other Number |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ፬ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ፬ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x8D 0xAC |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x136C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000136C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u136c |