U+1225 "ሥ" Ethiopic Syllable Sze Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+1225 "ሥ" Ethiopic Syllable Sze is a glyph within the Ethiopic script block, representing a syllabic sound used in the Geʽez language and its modern descendants like Amharic and Tigrinya. This character specifically denotes the syllable "sze," which is formed by modifying the base consonant "sz" with a particular vowel, reflecting the abugida writing system where each symbol inherently carries a vowel sound. As part of the rich literary and liturgical tradition of Ethiopia and Eritrea, "ሥ" is used in sacred texts, modern writing, and digital communication, preserving the phonetic and cultural heritage of these languages.
General Properties
Code Point
U+1225
Name
Ethiopic Syllable Sze
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ሥ
HTML Hex Encoding
ሥ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE1 0x88 0xA5
UTF-16 Encoding
0x1225
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00001225
C/C++/Java Escape
\u1225
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Ethiopic