U+132C "" Ethiopic Syllable Chee Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Sans Ethiopic Source: Browser Default

U+132C "" Ethiopic Syllable Chee is a glyph in the Geʽez script that represents the syllable "chee," used primarily in languages such as Amharic and Tigrinya, which are spoken in the Horn of Africa. This character belongs to the Ethiopic block of Unicode, a writing system that originated from the ancient Geʽez alphabet and is written from left to right. As a syllabary, each character in this script typically combines a consonant base with a vowel sound, and in this case, the "ጬ" character denotes the velar or palatal consonant "ch" pronounced with the vowel "e" like in the English word "cheese." Its inclusion in Unicode ensures consistent digital representation and text processing across platforms, preserving the linguistic heritage of millions of speakers in Ethiopia and Eritrea.

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
ጬ
HTML Hex Encoding
ጬ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE1 0x8C 0xAC
UTF-16 Encoding
0x132C
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000132C
C/C++/Java Escape
\u132c