U+120B "ላ" Ethiopic Syllable Laa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ላ
U+120B "ላ" Ethiopic Syllable Laa is a character in the Ethiopic script, which is used to write languages like Amharic, Tigrinya, and Ge'ez. It represents the syllable "laa," distinguished by a longer vowel sound from its basic form "ለ" (le or lä) due to the addition of a vowel length diacritic in the script's syllabary system. This character is part of the Ethiopic block in Unicode, serving as a fundamental building block for writing and representing spoken sounds in these languages, with its origins tracing back to the ancient Ge'ez abugida. In modern usage, it helps convey proper pronunciation and meaning in texts ranging from religious manuscripts to everyday communication in the Horn of Africa.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+120B |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Ethiopic Syllable Laa |
| Block | Ethiopic |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ላ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ላ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x88 0x8B |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x120B |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000120B |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u120b |