U+1370 "፰" Ethiopic Digit Eight Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+1370 "፰" Ethiopic Digit Eight is a numeral from the Ethiopic script used historically for writing Ge'ez, Amharic, Tigrinya, and other languages of the Horn of Africa, where it represents the numerical value eight. Unlike the decimal digits common in Western systems, this character is part of an alphanumeric syllabary, with each digit carrying a distinct visual form rooted in the script's ancient tradition. In modern contexts, it is occasionally utilized in liturgical or cultural documents, though contemporary usage in these languages often employs Arabic numerals for everyday arithmetic.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1370 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Ethiopic Digit Eight |
| Block | Ethiopic |
| General Category | Other Number |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ፰ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ፰ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x8D 0xB0 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1370 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001370 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1370 |