U+126B "ቫ" Ethiopic Syllable Vaa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ቫ
U+126B "ቫ" Ethiopic Syllable Vaa is part of the Ethiopic script block, which is used for writing languages such as Amharic, Tigrinya, and Ge’ez in the Horn of Africa. This specific character represents the syllable "vaa," formed by the consonant sound "v" combined with the vowel "aa." It is a less common syllable in Ge’ez and related languages, often arising in loanwords or specialized contexts, and its inclusion in Unicode supports the digital representation and preservation of Ethiopia’s diverse linguistic heritage.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+126B |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Ethiopic Syllable Vaa |
| Block | Ethiopic |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ቫ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ቫ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x89 0xAB |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x126B |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000126B |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u126b |