“መ” U+1218: Ethiopic Syllable Ma

    U+1218: Comprehensive Data for Ethiopic Syllable Ma (መ)

    The **Ethiopic Syllable Ma (“መ” U+1218)** is a foundational grapheme essential for representing the Ethiopic language family. This specialized resource offers developers and technical users at iloveunicode.com access to the complete technical metadata, encoding conversions, and input methods required for perfect digital rendering of this unique codepoint.

    U+1218 Ethiopic Character Encoding Specifications

    Classified under the **Other Letter** ($\text{Lo}$) category, the Ethiopic Syllable Ma possesses a Left To Right ($\text{L}$) *Bidirectional class* and is formally designated as **Not Reordered** in terms of its combining class. It was integrated into the Unicode standard in **version 3.0** (September 1999). This codepoint is situated within the specialized **Ethiopic** block on the **Basic Multilingual Plane** (BMP), confirming its role as a key component in global character sets.

    Main Unicode Properties

Name Ethiopic Syllable Ma
Unicode Codepoint **U+1218**
Unicode Version 3.0 (September, 1999)
Block Ethiopic
Plane Basic Multilingual Plane

    Bidirectional and Categorical Data

Bidirectional Class Left To Right (L)
Is Mirrored? No
Category Other Letter
Script Ethiopic
Combining Class Not Reordered

    Encoding Conversions for U+1218

    Programming and Markup Representations

HTML (decimal) `መ`
HTML (hex) `መ`
HTML (named)
URL Escape Code `%E1%88%98`
CSS `01218`
JavaScript, JSON `u1218`
C, C++, Java `u1218`
Python `u1218`
Rust `u{1218}`
Ruby `u1218`

    Universal Character Encoding (UTF)

UTF-8 (hex) 0xE1 0x88 0x98
UTF-16 (hex) *0x1218*
UTF-32 (hex) 0x00001218

    Copy-Ready Code Snippet and Input Methods

    Language-Specific Conversions

HTML Hex Entity:

መ

JavaScript/JSON Escape:

\u1218

Rust Escape:

\u{1218}

    Inputting the Ethiopic Syllable Ma (መ)

  • Windows ?: Hold Alt, then type 1 2 1 8. Release Alt.
  • Mac ?: Hold Alt ⌥, then type 1 2 1 8. Release Alt.

    Font Rendering Preview

  • Times, Times New Roman, serif
  • Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif
  • Courier, Courier New, monospace

    Conclusion: Advancing Your Unicode Knowledge

    Accurate implementation of complex scripts, like Ethiopic, relies heavily on correct technical specifications. Mastering characters such as the **Ethiopic Syllable Ma** (U+1218) is fundamental for ensuring compatibility and correct display across all digital platforms. Developers can find precise data and guidance to avoid character encoding errors by utilizing resources like iloveunicode.com.

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