U+1268 "ቨ" Ethiopic Syllable Va Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ቨ
U+1268 "ቨ" Ethiopic Syllable Va is a glyph from the Ethiopic script, which is primarily used for writing languages such as Amharic, Tigrinya, and Ge'ez. This specific character represents the syllable "va," a sound that is part of the modified labial series in the Ethiopic syllabary. It is encoded in the Unicode Standard under the Ethiopic block, allowing for digital representation and text processing of this syllable in modern computing environments. The character's design follows the traditional calligraphic style of the script, with a distinctive vertical stem and a closed loop at the top, reflecting its historical origins in the ancient Ge'ez writing system.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1268 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Ethiopic Syllable Va |
| Block | Ethiopic |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ቨ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ቨ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x89 0xA8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1268 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001268 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1268 |