U+1385 "ᎅ" Ethiopic Syllable Bwi Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ᎅ
U+1385 "ᎅ" Ethiopic Syllable Bwi is a glyph in the Ethiopic script block, representing a syllabic unit used in the Ge'ez language and related Ethiopian and Eritrean writing systems. This character specifically denotes the consonant sound "b" combined with the vowel "wi," and it belongs to the extended syllabary that allows for the representation of labiovelar sounds, which are common in Ethiopic languages. As part of the Unicode Standard, it enables digital text processing and preservation of ancient and modern liturgical and literary works in the Ethiopic tradition.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1385 |
| Version Added | 4.1 |
| Name | Ethiopic Syllable Bwi |
| Block | Ethiopic Supplement |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᎅ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᎅ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x8E 0x85 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1385 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001385 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1385 |