U+1E7E9 "𞟩" Ethiopic Syllable Hhwi Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𞟩
U+1E7E9 "𞟩" Ethiopic Syllable Hhwi is a glyph from the Ethiopic Extended-B block, used in the Geʽez script to represent a specific syllabic sound. This character corresponds to the syllable pronounced as "hhwi," forming part of the script's system that modifies a base consonant with the vowel "i" while incorporating a particular phonetic quality. It is employed in writing languages such as Amharic and Tigrinya, where the Ethiopic abugida maps each character to a consonant vowel combination. The addition of "𞟩" and similar syllables helps accurately transcribe and preserve the phonological distinctions of these languages.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1E7E9 |
| Version Added | 14.0 |
| Name | Ethiopic Syllable Hhwi |
| Block | Ethiopic Extended-B |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𞟩 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𞟩 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x9E 0x9F 0xA9 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD839 0xDFE9 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001E7E9 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud839\udfe9 |