U+131E "ጞ" Ethiopic Syllable Ggo Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+131E "ጞ" Ethiopic Syllable Ggo is a glyph from the Ge'ez script, used primarily for writing the Ethiopic or Ge'ez languages as well as modern Amharic and Tigrinya. This particular character represents the syllable "ggo," which is a velar consonant sound combined with the vowel "o," and it is part of the extensive syllabary system that forms the foundation of these writing systems. The character is encoded in the Unicode Standard under the Ethiopic block, allowing for digital representation and text processing of ancient and contemporary Ethiopian and Eritrean languages. Its distinct shape reflects the script’s historical development from the South Arabian alphabet and its adaptation to represent the phonetic nuances of the region's languages.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
ጞ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
ጞ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE1 0x8C 0x9E |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x131E |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0000131E |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u131e |
Unicode Properties