U+12F6 "ዶ" Ethiopic Syllable Do Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ዶ
U+12F6 "ዶ" Ethiopic Syllable Do is a glyph from the Ethiopic script used primarily for writing the Ge’ez, Amharic, and Tigrinya languages, among others in the Horn of Africa. It represents the syllable "do," consisting of the consonant sound similar to the English "d" combined with the vowel "o." This character is part of the Ethiopic block in Unicode, which encodes a complex syllabary system where each symbol denotes a consonant vowel combination, reflecting the script's ancient origins dating back to the first millennium BCE. In modern usage, "ዶ" appears in written texts, digital communication, and cultural records, serving as an essential component for accurately representing these languages in a standardized digital format.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+12F6 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Ethiopic Syllable Do |
| Block | Ethiopic |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ዶ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ዶ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x8B 0xB6 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x12F6 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000012F6 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u12f6 |