Extensions of the Ge'ez script for Oromo, Tigrinya and other Ethiopian languages.
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What does it look like?
Representative glyphs and samples
◈Sample Glyphs(click to copy)
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Origins & History
Origins, history and genealogy
✦Key Features
Extended Ethiopic covering additional characters for Ethiopia's diverse languages beyond core Ge'ez.
↔Writing direction: Left to Right (LTR)
U+Unicode Information
Total Characters
495
Sample Code Points(click to copy)
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How is it used?
Glyph evolution, keyboard & Unicode
◎Glyph Evolution
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⌨Keyboard Layout
Ethiopian Keyboard (Amharic)
Amharic, official language of Ethiopia. Fidel script keyboard.
ሀ
ለ
ሐ
መ
ሠ
ረ
ሰ
ሸ
ቀ
በ
ቨ
ተ
ቸ
ኀ
ነ
ኘ
አ
ከ
ኸ
ወ
ዐ
ዘ
ዠ
የ
ደ
ጀ
ገ
ጠ
ጨ
ጰ
space
⌫
💡 Fidel script is syllabic — each base consonant has 7 vowel forms. ~300 characters total.
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Where is it used?
Languages, countries and users
🌐Usage
Languages
AmharicTigrinya
Countries
EthiopiaEritrea
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Learn More
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