What ሇ means
It represents one written syllable in the Ethiopic h-series. The series keeps one consonant while its vowel changes; ሀ, ሁ, ሂ and ሆ are other members.
Ethiopic writing developed from Epigraphic South Arabian script. Its earliest known inscriptions are pre-Aksumite; an ICANN report dates them to the 8th century BCE. The script first served Geʽez, then Amharic, Tigre and other languages.
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4Questions people ask
1Why does ሇ look different in another font?
Fonts may draw the encoded syllable with different outlines; its character identity stays the same.
How to type ሇ
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 1207, then Alt+X to get ሇ.
Windows
Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win + .).
macOS
Control+Command+SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “ethiopic syllable hoa”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 1207, then Enter or Space.
HTML
ሇCSS
\1207Ethiopic keyboard
Use your system’s Unicode character input for a one-off, if available; key positions vary by layout.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
ሇ
HTML hex
ሇ
CSS content
content: "\1207";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E1%88%87
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On screen
1
Code points
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JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.