U+1382 "ᎂ" Ethiopic Syllable Mwee Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ᎂ
U+1382 "ᎂ" Ethiopic Syllable Mwee is part of the Ethiopic Extended block, representing a syllabic unit in the Ge'ez script used for classical Ethiopic and modern languages like Amharic and Tigrinya. This specific character denotes the syllable pronounced as "mwee" and belongs to the labiovelar series, which adds a rounding element to the consonant 'm' before the vowel 'e'. It is a historical and linguistic artifact that supports the precise transcription of Ethiopian Semitic languages, often appearing in religious texts, historical manuscripts, and modern digital typography to accurately render sounds that occur in these languages.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1382 |
| Version Added | 4.1 |
| Name | Ethiopic Syllable Mwee |
| Block | Ethiopic Supplement |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᎂ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᎂ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x8E 0x82 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1382 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001382 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1382 |