ቡ is the Unicode character ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE BU, code point U+1261 (decimal 4705) in the Ethiopic block, added in Unicode 3.0. In HTML write ቡ, and in UTF-8 it is the 3 bytes E1 89 A1.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+1261 |
| Decimal | 4705 |
| UTF-8 bytes | E1 89 A1 |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | 1261 |
| UTF-32 | 00001261 |
| HTML decimal | ቡ |
| HTML hex | ቡ |
| CSS | \1261 |
| JavaScript | \u1261 |
| JSON | \u1261 |
| Python | \u1261 |
| Python by name | \N{ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE BU} |
| Java, C# | \u1261 |
| Rust, Swift | \u{1261} |
| Go, C, C++ | \u1261 |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %E1%89%A1 |
JavaScript and JSON strings store text as UTF-16, so this character is one code unit long. Python 3 strings count code points, so its length there is 1.
Properties
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE BU |
| Code point | U+1261 (decimal 4705) |
| Block | Ethiopic (U+1200–U+137F) |
| General category | Lo: Other letter |
| Script | Ethiopic |
| Bidirectional class | L: Left-to-right |
| Mirrored in right-to-left text | No |
| First in Unicode version | 3.0 |
Nearby in Ethiopic
- ቕ U+1255 Ethiopic Syllable Qhe
- ቖ U+1256 Ethiopic Syllable Qho
- ቘ U+1258 Ethiopic Syllable Qhwa
- ቚ U+125A Ethiopic Syllable Qhwi
- ቛ U+125B Ethiopic Syllable Qhwaa
- ቜ U+125C Ethiopic Syllable Qhwee
- ቝ U+125D Ethiopic Syllable Qhwe
- በ U+1260 Ethiopic Syllable Ba
- ቢ U+1262 Ethiopic Syllable Bi
- ባ U+1263 Ethiopic Syllable Baa
- ቤ U+1264 Ethiopic Syllable Bee
- ብ U+1265 Ethiopic Syllable Be
- ቦ U+1266 Ethiopic Syllable Bo
- ቧ U+1267 Ethiopic Syllable Bwa
- ቨ U+1268 Ethiopic Syllable Va
- ቩ U+1269 Ethiopic Syllable Vu
All 358 characters: Ethiopic.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for ቡ?
- Use ቡ (decimal) or ቡ (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+1261?
- E1 89 A1 (hex), 3 bytes. In a URL it is %E1%89%A1.
- How do I write U+1261 in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u1261. Python: \u1261.
Source
Unicode Character Database 18.0.0 (Unicode License v3); HTML entity names from the WHATWG HTML Standard (CC BY 4.0). The encodings above are computed from the code point and checked against Python's encoders. How the character looks depends on your fonts.
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