“ም” U+121D: Ethiopic Syllable Me

    U+121D: Technical Specifications for Ethiopic Syllable Me (ም)

    The Ethiopic Syllable Me (“ም” U+121D) is a critical grapheme within the Ethiopic (Ge’ez) script, essential for writing languages like Amharic, Tigrinya, and Ge’ez itself. This comprehensive technical guide provides developers and linguists at iloveunicode.com with the complete technical data, encoding conversions, and system compatibility context for this unique codepoint.

    U+121D Grapheme Properties and Encoding Details

    The Ethiopic Syllable **Me** is represented by the codepoint **U+121D**. This character is classified as an **Other Letter** ($\text{Lo}$) and was officially integrated into Unicode as part of *version 3.0* in September 1999. It resides within the dedicated Ethiopic block on the **Basic Multilingual Plane**. Its properties, including a Left To Right (L) bidirectional class, ensure correct text rendering in digital environments.

    Main Unicode Properties

Name Ethiopic Syllable Me
Unicode Codepoint **U+121D**
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+121D

    Programming and Markup Representations

HTML (decimal) `ም`
HTML (hex) `ም`
HTML (named)
URL Escape Code `%E1%88%9D`
CSS `0121D`
JavaScript, JSON `u121D`
C, C++, Java `u121D`
Python `u121D`
Rust `u{121D}`
Ruby `u121D`

    Universal Character Encoding (UTF)

UTF-8 (hex) 0xE1 0x88 0x9D
UTF-16 (hex) *0x121D*
UTF-32 (hex) 0x0000121D

    Copy-Ready Code Snippet and Input Methods

    Language-Specific Conversions

HTML Hex Entity:

ም

JavaScript/JSON Escape:

\u121D

Rust Escape:

\u{121D}

    Inputting the Ethiopic Syllable Me (ም)

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

    Font Rendering Preview

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

    Conclusion: Advancing Your Unicode Knowledge

    Mastering the encoding of complex scripts like Ethiopic is paramount for creating truly internationalized applications. The technical specifications of the **Ethiopic Syllable Me (U+121D)**, including its $UTF-8$ representation (0xE1 0x88 0x9D), provide the foundation for correct digital representation of this writing system. For more in-depth data on multilingual character handling and encodings, visit iloveunicode.com.

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