U+1338 "ጸ" Ethiopic Syllable Tsa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+1338 "ጸ" Ethiopic Syllable Tsa is a glyph from the Geʽez script used to write the Ethiopian Semitic languages, including Amharic and Tigrinya, where it represents the syllable pronounced as /tsa/. As part of the Unicode Standard's Ethiopic block, this character encodes a specific sound, combining a consonant with the inherent vowel a, and is visually distinguished by a curved, hook like shape atop a vertical base. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures proper digital representation for texts that require this unique syllabic unit, enabling accurate preservation and electronic exchange of historical and modern Ethiopic literature.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1338 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Ethiopic Syllable Tsa |
| Block | Ethiopic |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ጸ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ጸ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x8C 0xB8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1338 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001338 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1338 |