U+123A "ሺ" Ethiopic Syllable Shi Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+123A "ሺ" Ethiopic Syllable Shi is a symbol from the Ge'ez script, used for writing the Amharic, Tigrinya, and other Ethiopian Semitic languages. It represents the syllable "shi," combining a consonant sound with the vowel "i," and belongs to the Ethiopic block of Unicode, which was added to support the digital representation of languages in the Horn of Africa. This character is part of a syllabary system where each shape corresponds to a specific consonant vowel combination, making it essential for accurate text rendering in Ethiopian orthography.
General Properties
Code Point
U+123A
Name
Ethiopic Syllable Shi
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ሺ
HTML Hex Encoding
ሺ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE1 0x88 0xBA
UTF-16 Encoding
0x123A
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000123A
C/C++/Java Escape
\u123a
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Ethiopic