U+122F "ሯ" Ethiopic Syllable Rwa Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+122F "ሯ" Ethiopic Syllable Rwa is part of the Ethiopic script block, representing a syllabic unit in the Ge'ez language and related writing systems used for languages such as Amharic and Tigrinya. This character is formed by combining the consonant "ር" (r) with the vowel "ዋ" (wa), resulting in the syllable pronounced as "rwa". It belongs to a comprehensive set of syllabic characters that enable precise representation of the complex phonetic structure of Ethiopic languages, where each consonant-vowel combination has a distinct glyph. Historically, the Ethiopic script has been used for liturgical texts and continues to be vital for modern communication in the Horn of Africa, preserving linguistic traditions while adapting to contemporary needs.

General Properties

Code Point U+122F
Version Added 3.0
Name Ethiopic Syllable Rwa
Block Ethiopic
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ሯ
HTML Hex Encoding ሯ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE1 0x88 0xAF
UTF-16 Encoding 0x122F
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000122F
C/C++/Java Escape \u122f

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