U+1371 "፱" Ethiopic Digit Nine Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+1371 "፱" Ethiopic Digit Nine is a numeral from the Ethiopic script, which is used in several languages including Amharic, Tigrinya, and Ge'ez. This character specifically represents the numeric value nine in the traditional Ethiopic numeral system, a decimal system with unique symbols for units, tens, and hundreds that was historically employed for numbering, dating, and counting in liturgical and administrative texts. Its design consists of two connected angular forms, reflecting the geometric and distinct visual style of Ethiopic script, and it is encoded in the Unicode Ethiopic block to support digital representation of this ancient writing system.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1371 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Ethiopic Digit Nine |
| Block | Ethiopic |
| General Category | Other Number |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ፱ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ፱ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x8D 0xB1 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1371 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001371 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1371 |