U+121C "ሜ" Ethiopic Syllable Mee Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+121C "ሜ" Ethiopic Syllable Mee is a symbol from the Geʽez script, which is used for writing several languages of Ethiopia and Eritrea, including Amharic, Tigrinya, and Geʽez itself. This character represents the syllable "mee," combining the consonant sound "m" with the vowel "ee," and it is part of a broader syllabary where each consonant base modifies its shape with vowel markers. Its use is integral to the orthography of these languages, appearing in historical texts, modern literature, and everyday communication, thereby preserving a key aspect of the region's linguistic heritage.
General Properties
Code Point
U+121C
Name
Ethiopic Syllable Mee
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ሜ
HTML Hex Encoding
ሜ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE1 0x88 0x9C
UTF-16 Encoding
0x121C
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000121C
C/C++/Java Escape
\u121c
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Ethiopic