“ሣ” U+1223: Ethiopic Syllable Szaa

    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

Name Ethiopic Syllable Szaa
Unicode Codepoint **U+1223**
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+1223

    Programming and Markup Representations

HTML (decimal) `ሣ`
HTML (hex) `ሣ`
HTML (named)
URL Escape Code `%E1%88%A3`
CSS `01223`
JavaScript, JSON `u1223`
C, C++, Java `u1223`
Python `u1223`
Rust `u{1223}`
Ruby `u1223`

    Universal Character Encoding (UTF)

UTF-8 (hex) 0xE1 0x88 0xA3
UTF-16 (hex) *0x1223*
UTF-32 (hex) 0x00001223

    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)

  • Windows ?: Hold Alt, then type 1 2 2 3. Release Alt.
  • Mac ?: Hold Alt ⌥, then type 1 2 2 3. Release Alt.

    Font Rendering Preview

  • Times, Times New Roman, serif
  • Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif
  • 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.

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