Yech

Yech (majuscule: Ե; minuscule: ե; Armenian: եչ) is the fifth letter of the Armenian alphabet. It was created by Mesrop Mashtots in the 5th century AD. It has a numerical value of 5.^[1] It represents the ([ɛ]) sound, but when it occurs word-initially, it is pronounced as [jɛ].

Yech
Ե ե
Usage
Writing system	Armenian script
Type	Alphabetic
Language of origin	Armenian language
Sound values	[ɛ] [jɛ] (initially)
In Unicode	U+0535, U+0565
Alphabetical position	5
History
Development	Ե ե
Time period	405 to present
Other
Associated numbers	5
This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters.

Related characters and other similar characters

• Е е : Cyrillic letter Ye
• Є є : Cyrillic letter Ukrainian Ye
• E e : Latin letter E
• t : Latin letter T

Character codes

Character information

Preview	Ե		ե
Unicode name	ARMENIAN CAPITAL LETTER ECH		ARMENIAN SMALL LETTER ECH
Encodings	decimal	hex	dec	hex
Unicode	1333	U+0535	1381	U+0565
UTF-8	212 181	D4 B5	213 165	D5 A5
Numeric character reference	Ե	Ե	ե	ե

Gallery

Various historic fonts

• 
  Rounded erkat'agir
• 
  Angular erkat'agir
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  Bolorgir
• 
  Notrgir
• 
  Shghagir
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  Typographic form
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  Handwritten form
• 
  Eastern Armenian Braille form Dots-245
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  Western Armenian Braille form Dots-13456
• 
  Khachkar «Yech» monument at St. Mesrop Mashtots church in Oshakan

See also

• Armenian alphabet
• Mesrop Mashtots