ኡ is the Unicode character ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE GLOTTAL U, code point U+12A1 (decimal 4769) in the Ethiopic block, added in Unicode 3.0. In HTML write ኡ, and in UTF-8 it is the 3 bytes E1 8A A1.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+12A1 |
| Decimal | 4769 |
| UTF-8 bytes | E1 8A A1 |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | 12A1 |
| UTF-32 | 000012A1 |
| HTML decimal | ኡ |
| HTML hex | ኡ |
| CSS | \12A1 |
| JavaScript | \u12A1 |
| JSON | \u12A1 |
| Python | \u12A1 |
| Python by name | \N{ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE GLOTTAL U} |
| Java, C# | \u12A1 |
| Rust, Swift | \u{12A1} |
| Go, C, C++ | \u12A1 |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %E1%8A%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 GLOTTAL U |
| Code point | U+12A1 (decimal 4769) |
| 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
- ኙ U+1299 Ethiopic Syllable Nyu
- ኚ U+129A Ethiopic Syllable Nyi
- ኛ U+129B Ethiopic Syllable Nyaa
- ኜ U+129C Ethiopic Syllable Nyee
- ኝ U+129D Ethiopic Syllable Nye
- ኞ U+129E Ethiopic Syllable Nyo
- ኟ U+129F Ethiopic Syllable Nywa
- አ U+12A0 Ethiopic Syllable Glottal A
- ኢ U+12A2 Ethiopic Syllable Glottal I
- ኣ U+12A3 Ethiopic Syllable Glottal Aa
- ኤ U+12A4 Ethiopic Syllable Glottal Ee
- እ U+12A5 Ethiopic Syllable Glottal E
- ኦ U+12A6 Ethiopic Syllable Glottal O
- ኧ U+12A7 Ethiopic Syllable Glottal Wa
- ከ U+12A8 Ethiopic Syllable Ka
- ኩ U+12A9 Ethiopic Syllable Ku
All 358 characters: Ethiopic.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for ኡ?
- Use ኡ (decimal) or ኡ (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+12A1?
- E1 8A A1 (hex), 3 bytes. In a URL it is %E1%8A%A1.
- How do I write U+12A1 in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u12A1. Python: \u12A1.
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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