U+12A7 "ኧ" Ethiopic Syllable Glottal Wa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+12A7 "ኧ" Ethiopic Syllable Glottal Wa is a glyph in the Ethiopic script block, representing a syllable formed by a glottal stop combined with the vowel "a" and the consonant "w" sound. It is part of the Geʽez writing system, traditionally used for liturgical and classical Ethiopic texts, and continues to be employed in modern languages such as Amharic and Tigrinya. This character contributes to the script's syllabic nature, where each symbol denotes a specific consonant vowel combination, and its inclusion in Unicode ensures proper digital representation and cross platform compatibility for Ethiopic language speakers.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+12A7 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Ethiopic Syllable Glottal Wa |
| Block | Ethiopic |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ኧ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ኧ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x8A 0xA7 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x12A7 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000012A7 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u12a7 |