U+1273 "ታ" Ethiopic Syllable Taa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ታ
U+1273 "ታ" Ethiopic Syllable Taa is a syllabic symbol from the Geʽez script, which is used to write several languages in the Horn of Africa, such as Amharic and Tigrinya. It represents the sound "ta" or "taa" in these languages and is formed by combining the consonant base for "t" with a vowel marker indicating the "a" vowel, which is inherent in the basic form of the character. As part of the Ethiopic block in Unicode, this character is essential for accurate digital representation of texts in these ancient and widely spoken languages, preserving their unique linguistic heritage and supporting modern communication and computing needs.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1273 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Ethiopic Syllable Taa |
| Block | Ethiopic |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ታ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ታ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x89 0xB3 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1273 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001273 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1273 |