U+1373 "፳" Ethiopic Number Twenty Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
፳
U+1373 "፳" Ethiopic Number Twenty is part of the Ethiopic block, which encodes the Ge'ez script used for languages like Amharic, Tigrinya, and Ge'ez itself. This specific character represents the numeric value of twenty, expressed as a distinct symbol in the traditional Ethiopic numeral system, which is an additive and multiplicative system derived from the Ge'ez alphabet. In this system, numbers like 20 are formed using a combination of base units and multiples, with "፳" functioning as a standalone digit for the number twenty rather than a compound of smaller numerals. It is commonly employed in historical texts, liturgical writings, and modern Ethiopian contexts where the Ge'ez script is used for numerical notation.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1373 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Ethiopic Number Twenty |
| Block | Ethiopic |
| General Category | Other Number |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ፳ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ፳ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x8D 0xB3 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1373 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001373 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1373 |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | Numeric |
| Numeric Value | 20 |
| Line Break | Alphabetic |
| Script | Ethiopic |
| Script Extensions | Ethiopic |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |