U+1213 "ሓ" Ethiopic Syllable Hhaa Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+1213 "ሓ" Ethiopic Syllable Hhaa is a character from the Ethiopic block, which is used to write languages like Amharic, Tigrinya, and Ge'ez. It represents a syllable pronounced as "hhaa," with a distinctive glottal or pharyngeal fricative sound that is common in these Semitic languages of the Horn of Africa. This character is part of a syllabary system where each symbol denotes a consonant plus a vowel, and it specifically corresponds to the first order of the consonant "hha" combined with the vowel "aa." In Ge'ez, the classical liturgical language of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, it holds historical and religious significance, appearing in ancient manuscripts and modern digital texts alike. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures proper representation and preservation of the Ethiopic writing system in global digital communication.

General Properties

Code Point U+1213
Version Added 3.0
Name Ethiopic Syllable Hhaa
Block Ethiopic
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ሓ
HTML Hex Encoding ሓ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE1 0x88 0x93
UTF-16 Encoding 0x1213
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00001213
C/C++/Java Escape \u1213

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Alphabetic
Script Ethiopic
Script Extensions Ethiopic
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter