U+1378 "፸" Ethiopic Number Seventy Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
፸
U+1378 "፸" Ethiopic Number Seventy is a script symbol from the Ethiopic block used in the Ge'ez script tradition, representing the numeric value of seventy. Originating from the ancient writing system developed for Ethiopic languages such as Ge'ez, Amharic, and Tigrinya, this character is part of a decimal numbering system where each numeral corresponds to a specific numeric value, often appearing in liturgical texts, historical manuscripts, and modern publications for dates or enumerations. Its form derives from the Ethiopic script's alphabetic numerals, with "፸" being a distinct glyph that maintains the visual style of the script while serving a specialized numeric function distinct from its use in writing syllables.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1378 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Ethiopic Number Seventy |
| Block | Ethiopic |
| General Category | Other Number |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ፸ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ፸ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x8D 0xB8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1378 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001378 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1378 |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | Numeric |
| Numeric Value | 70 |
| 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 |