U+1204 "ሄ" Ethiopic Syllable Hee Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+1204 "ሄ" Ethiopic Syllable Hee is a specific character in the Ethiopic script used primarily for the Ge'ez, Amharic, and Tigrinya languages. It represents the syllable "hee," where the consonant "h" is modified by the vowel "e," which is indicated by a diacritical mark attached to the base consonant shape. In the Ge'ez abugida, which is the writing system underlying these languages, this character functions as a distinct unit in the syllabic writing system. U+1204 is part of the Ethiopic block in Unicode, and it is employed in both historical and modern texts to accurately represent words and sounds in the Semitic languages of the Horn of Africa, ensuring proper pronunciation and semantic clarity.
General Properties
Code Point
U+1204
Name
Ethiopic Syllable Hee
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ሄ
HTML Hex Encoding
ሄ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE1 0x88 0x84
UTF-16 Encoding
0x1204
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00001204
C/C++/Java Escape
\u1204
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Ethiopic