U+1287 "ኇ" Ethiopic Syllable Xoa Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+1287 "ኇ" Ethiopic Syllable Xoa is a character from the Ethiopic script, which is used primarily for writing the Ge'ez language, as well as modern languages like Amharic and Tigrinya. This specific syllable represents the sound "xoa," which is a combination of the consonant "x" (a voiceless velar fricative) and the vowel "oa." It belongs to the Ethiopic block in Unicode, which encodes the syllabary system where each character denotes a consonant-vowel pairing. The character's appearance typically features a distinctive geometric shape, with a central vertical stroke and horizontal lines that distinguish it from other syllables in the script. As part of the standardized encoding for digital text, U+1287 enables accurate representation and rendering of Ethiopic texts across various platforms and software.

General Properties

Code Point U+1287
Version Added 4.1
Name Ethiopic Syllable Xoa
Block Ethiopic
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ኇ
HTML Hex Encoding ኇ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE1 0x8A 0x87
UTF-16 Encoding 0x1287
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00001287
C/C++/Java Escape \u1287

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