U+1E7E2 "𞟢" Ethiopic Syllable Hhyi Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1E7E2 "𞟢" Ethiopic Syllable Hhyi is a glyph from the Extended Ethiopic block, specifically representing a syllable in the Ge'ez script, which is used historically for liturgical and classical Ethiopic languages and more commonly for modern languages like Amharic and Tigrinya. This character is formed by combining the consonantal sound "Hh" (a voiceless pharyngeal fricative distinct from the standard "h") with the vowel "yi," creating a unique phonetic unit that helps accurately transcribe specific sounds found in these languages. It is part of a larger set of extended Ethiopic characters that were added to Unicode to support the full range of syllabic variations needed for comprehensive text representation and digital preservation of Ethiopic writing systems.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𞟢 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𞟢 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x9E 0x9F 0xA2 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD839 0xDFE2 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0001E7E2 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud839\udfe2 |
Unicode Properties