U+1278 "ቸ" Ethiopic Syllable Ca Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ቸ
U+1278 "ቸ" Ethiopic Syllable Ca is a symbol from the Ethiopic script, used primarily for writing the Ge'ez language, as well as modern languages like Amharic and Tigrinya. It represents the syllabic sound "ca" and is part of a complex writing system where each character corresponds to a consonant-vowel combination. In the Ethiopic syllabary, this character belongs to the fourth order of the consonant series, reflecting a specific vowel modification. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures proper digital representation and exchange of texts in languages that rely on this ancient and culturally significant script.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1278 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Ethiopic Syllable Ca |
| Block | Ethiopic |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ቸ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ቸ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x89 0xB8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1278 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001278 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1278 |