U+120C "ሌ" Ethiopic Syllable Lee Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+120C "ሌ" Ethiopic Syllable Lee is a symbol from the Ge'ez script, used to represent the syllable /le/ in the Ethiopic or Ge'ez writing system, which is employed for languages such as Amharic, Tigrinya, and Ge'ez itself. This character belongs to the Ethiopic block of Unicode and is formed by modifying the base consonant "ለ" (la) with a specific vowel diacritic to indicate the "ee" sound, reflecting the script's abugida nature where each consonant base is altered for vowel representation. In digital text, it enables accurate encoding of Ethiopian and Eritrean languages, preserving cultural and linguistic heritage in modern computing environments.
General Properties
Code Point
U+120C
Name
Ethiopic Syllable Lee
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ሌ
HTML Hex Encoding
ሌ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE1 0x88 0x8C
UTF-16 Encoding
0x120C
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000120C
C/C++/Java Escape
\u120c
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Ethiopic