★ U+1223: Technical Data for Ethiopic Syllable Szaa (ሣ)
The Ethiopic Syllable Szaa ($\text{“ሣ” U+1223}$), rendered as *ሣ*, is a phonetic unit character essential for encoding languages that utilize the Ge’ez script (Ethiopic abugida). This resource provides developers and linguists who visit iloveunicode.com with the complete technical specifications, encoding conversions, and character properties for this specific codepoint.
Core Specifications of U+1223
The character Ethiopic Syllable Szaa is formally classified as an “Other Letter” and is a non-combining component of the Ethiopic script system. This codepoint was officially standardized and integrated into the Unicode standard in **version 3.0 (September, 1999)**. It is situated within the **Ethiopic** block on the **Basic Multilingual Plane** and maintains a consistent Left To Right (L) directional property, guaranteeing predictable text flow across applications.
Main Unicode Properties
Bidirectional and Categorical Data
Encoding Conversions for U+1223
Programming and Markup Representations
Universal Character Encoding (UTF)
Copy-Ready Code Snippet and Input Methods
Language-Specific Conversions
HTML Hex Entity:
ሣ
JavaScript/JSON Escape:
\u1223
Rust Escape:
\u{1223}
Inputting the Ethiopic Syllable Szaa (ሣ)
Font Rendering Preview
- ሣ
Times, Times New Roman, serif
- ሣ
Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif
- ሣ
Courier, Courier New, monospace
Conclusion: Advancing Your Unicode Knowledge
Accurate character handling for scripts like Ethiopic requires detailed knowledge of codepoints such as the **Ethiopic Syllable Szaa** ($\text{U+1223}$). Understanding the encoding of this letter is critical for development focusing on languages like Amharic, Tigrinya, and others using the Ge’ez abugida. Leverage the extensive technical data available at iloveunicode.com to ensure robust and globally compliant character implementations.