U+122E "ሮ" Ethiopic Syllable Ro Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ሮ
U+122E "ሮ" Ethiopic Syllable Ro is a glyph from the Ethiopic script, used primarily for writing languages like Amharic, Tigrinya, and Ge'ez, where it represents the syllable "ro." This character belongs to the Ge'ez abugida, a writing system in which each base consonant is modified by vowel markings, and "ሮ" specifically denotes the consonant "r" combined with the vowel "o." Its inclusion in Unicode ensures proper digital representation and cross-platform compatibility for these languages, preserving the script's cultural and linguistic heritage in modern electronic text.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+122E |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Ethiopic Syllable Ro |
| Block | Ethiopic |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ሮ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ሮ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x88 0xAE |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x122E |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000122E |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u122e |