U+123F "ሿ" Ethiopic Syllable Shwa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+123F "ሿ" Ethiopic Syllable Shwa is a symbol from the Ethiopic script used for writing languages such as Amharic, Tigrinya, and Ge'ez. Specifically, it represents a syllable pronounced as "shwa," combining the consonant sound "sh" with the neutral vowel known as a schwa. This character belongs to the Unicode block for Ethiopic, which encodes a wide range of characters to support the historical and modern usage of this abugida writing system. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures consistent digital representation and text processing for speakers and scholars of these languages.
General Properties
Code Point
U+123F
Name
Ethiopic Syllable Shwa
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ሿ
HTML Hex Encoding
ሿ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE1 0x88 0xBF
UTF-16 Encoding
0x123F
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000123F
C/C++/Java Escape
\u123f
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Ethiopic