U+1391 "᎑" Ethiopic Tonal Mark Deret Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+1391 "᎑" Ethiopic Tonal Mark Deret is a combining diacritical mark used in the Ethiopic script, specifically within the Ge'ez writing system for certain languages like Me'en and Bench. It is placed above a syllable to indicate a specific tone, known as a rising or high falling tone, helping to distinguish meaning in tonal languages. This character belongs to the Ethiopic Extended block and is part of a set of tonal marks designed to accurately represent the pitch contours essential for correct pronunciation and comprehension in these languages.
General Properties
Code Point
U+1391
Name
Ethiopic Tonal Mark Deret
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
᎑
HTML Hex Encoding
᎑
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE1 0x8E 0x91
UTF-16 Encoding
0x1391
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00001391
C/C++/Java Escape
\u1391
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Ethiopic