U+12FB "ዻ" Ethiopic Syllable Ddaa Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+12FB "ዻ" Ethiopic Syllable Ddaa is a specific glyph used in the Ge'ez script, representing a syllable in the Ethiopic writing system. This character is formed by combining the consonant sound "dd" with the vowel "aa" to create a distinct phonetic unit. It belongs to the Ethiopic block of Unicode, which encodes the script used primarily for languages such as Amharic, Tigrinya, and Ge'ez itself. The syllable Ddaa is employed in writing to denote a particular sound that is part of the complex syllabary structure of the Ethiopic script, where each character typically represents a consonant vowel combination. This character is essential for accurate representation and digital communication of texts in these languages, contributing to the preservation and accessibility of their written heritage.

General Properties

Code Point U+12FB
Version Added 3.0
Name Ethiopic Syllable Ddaa
Block Ethiopic
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ዻ
HTML Hex Encoding ዻ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE1 0x8B 0xBB
UTF-16 Encoding 0x12FB
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000012FB
C/C++/Java Escape \u12fb

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