U+AB12 "ꬒ" Ethiopic Syllable Dzi Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꬒ
U+AB12 "ꬒ" Ethiopic Syllable Dzi is a specific glyph from the Ethiopic Extended-A block, representing the syllable "dzi" in the Geʽez script, which is traditionally used to write languages like Amharic and Tigrinya. This character extends the standard Ethiopic syllabary to accommodate additional phonetic sounds, particularly those found in languages undergoing standardization or modernization. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures consistent digital representation and text processing across platforms, supporting linguistic documentation and electronic communication for communities in the Horn of Africa.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+AB12 |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Ethiopic Syllable Dzi |
| Block | Ethiopic Extended-A |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꬒ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꬒ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0xAC 0x92 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xAB12 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000AB12 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uab12 |