U+1392 "᎒" Ethiopic Tonal Mark Rikrik Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
᎒
U+1392 "᎒" Ethiopic Tonal Mark Rikrik is a diacritical marker used in the Geʽez script and related Ethiopic writing systems to indicate a specific low or falling tonal inflection in languages that employ tone, such as certain dialects of Ethiopic Semitic languages. Appearing as a small, curved stroke placed above or attached to a base character, this mark helps differentiate word meanings and grammatical forms that would otherwise be ambiguous in written text. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard allows for accurate digital representation and preservation of tonal distinctions essential for the proper pronunciation and comprehension of these languages.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1392 |
| Version Added | 4.1 |
| Name | Ethiopic Tonal Mark Rikrik |
| Block | Ethiopic Supplement |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᎒ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᎒ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x8E 0x92 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1392 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001392 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1392 |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | None |
| Numeric Value | NaN |
| 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 |