U+1223 "ሣ" Ethiopic Syllable Szaa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+1223 "ሣ" Ethiopic Syllable Szaa is a symbol from the Ethiopic script, specifically part of the Geʽez writing system used for languages like Amharic and Tigrinya. This character represents the syllable "szaa," a sound formed by the consonant "sz" paired with the vowel "aa," which is the fourth vowel order in the traditional syllabary. It is encoded in the Unicode block for Ethiopic to support digital text representation and processing of these languages, enabling correct rendering and communication in computing environments.
General Properties
Code Point
U+1223
Name
Ethiopic Syllable Szaa
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ሣ
HTML Hex Encoding
ሣ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE1 0x88 0xA3
UTF-16 Encoding
0x1223
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00001223
C/C++/Java Escape
\u1223
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Ethiopic