U+12F7 "ዷ" Ethiopic Syllable Dwa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ዷ
U+12F7 "ዷ" Ethiopic Syllable Dwa is part of the Ethiopic script, used for writing languages such as Amharic, Tigrinya, and Ge’ez in the Horn of Africa. It represents a syllable combining the consonant "d" with the vowel "wa", specifically classified as a labiovelar variant in the Ge’ez abugida. This character belongs to a broader set of syllabic signs derived from the base character "ደ" (dä) and modified by a diacritic or inherent phonetic shift to indicate the "wa" vowel sound. In modern usage, "ዷ" appears in Ethiopian and Eritrean texts, including literature, religious writings, and digital communications, preserving the linguistic heritage of the region.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+12F7 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Ethiopic Syllable Dwa |
| Block | Ethiopic |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ዷ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ዷ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x8B 0xB7 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x12F7 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000012F7 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u12f7 |