U+1E7E1 "𞟡" Ethiopic Syllable Hhyu Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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U+1E7E1 "𞟡" Ethiopic Syllable Hhyu is a rare and specialized glyph belonging to the Extended Ethiopic block, specifically designed for the transcription of the Gurage language. It represents a syllable formed from the consonant "Hh" (a voiceless pharyngeal fricative) combined with the vowel "u" (pronounced like the "oo" in "boot"). This character is part of a set of extensions intended to accommodate phonetic contrasts not found in standard Ethiopic script, such as those required for writing certain Afroasiatic languages of Ethiopia. While its use is limited to linguistic and academic contexts, the character exemplifies the Unicode standard's commitment to preserving linguistic diversity by encoding even the most specialized writing systems.

General Properties

Code Point U+1E7E1
Version Added 14.0
Name Ethiopic Syllable Hhyu
Block Ethiopic Extended-B
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𞟡
HTML Hex Encoding 𞟡
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x9E 0x9F 0xA1
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD839 0xDFE1
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001E7E1
C/C++/Java Escape \ud839\udfe1

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
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter