U+1387 "ᎇ" Ethiopic Syllable Bwe Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+1387 "ᎇ" Ethiopic Syllable Bwe is part of the Ethiopic Extended block, which was added to the Unicode standard to support the Ge'ez script and its various syllabic forms used for several languages in the Horn of Africa, such as Amharic, Tigrinya, and Tigre. This specific character represents the syllable "bwe," formed by combining the consonant sound "b" with the vowel "we," and it is used in written texts alongside other syllabic glyphs to convey precise pronunciation and meaning. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that digital communication, documents, and historical or liturgical works in Ethiopian and Eritrean languages can be accurately typed, displayed, and preserved across different platforms and devices.
General Properties
Code Point
U+1387
Name
Ethiopic Syllable Bwe
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ᎇ
HTML Hex Encoding
ᎇ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE1 0x8E 0x87
UTF-16 Encoding
0x1387
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00001387
C/C++/Java Escape
\u1387
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Ethiopic