U+1386 "ᎆ" Ethiopic Syllable Bwee Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ᎆ
U+1386 "ᎆ" Ethiopic Syllable Bwee is a specific glyph within the Ethiopic Extended block used for writing the Ge’ez language, where it represents a syllable composed of the consonant “B” combined with the vowel “wee”. This character is part of a larger set of syllabic symbols that form the foundational writing system for several languages in the Horn of Africa, including Ge’ez, Amharic, and Tigrinya. It encodes a distinct phonetic value that is essential for accurate transcription and digital representation of texts in these languages, ensuring that the unique sound of “bwee” can be rendered consistently across different software and platforms.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1386 |
| Version Added | 4.1 |
| Name | Ethiopic Syllable Bwee |
| Block | Ethiopic Supplement |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᎆ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᎆ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x8E 0x86 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1386 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001386 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1386 |