U+12CF "ዏ" Ethiopic Syllable Woa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+12CF "ዏ" Ethiopic Syllable Woa is a character in the Ethiopic script block that represents a specific syllable in the Ge'ez and Amharic languages, combining the consonant sound "w" with the vowel "oa". This character is part of a broader syllabary used to write various Ethiopian and Eritrean languages, where each symbol denotes a complete consonant vowel pair. The syllable "Woa" is less common in modern usage but exists within the historical orthographic system, often appearing in liturgical texts or specialized vocabulary. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that digital text can accurately represent the full phonetic range of Ethiopic writing, preserving linguistic heritage for electronic communication and archival purposes.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+12CF |
| Version Added | 4.1 |
| Name | Ethiopic Syllable Woa |
| Block | Ethiopic |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ዏ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ዏ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x8B 0x8F |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x12CF |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000012CF |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u12cf |