U+138A "ᎊ" Ethiopic Syllable Fwee Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+138A "ᎊ" Ethiopic Syllable Fwee is a part of the Ethiopic Extended block, representing a syllabic sound from the Ge'ez script used to write languages like Amharic and Tigrinya. This character encodes the syllable "fwee," which includes the consonant "f" combined with a specific vowel modification. Its presence in Unicode ensures that digital text can accurately represent this sound, preserving the linguistic and cultural heritage of Ethiopian and Eritrean languages. The character appears as a distinctive symbol within the script, contributing to the broader system of nearly 500 syllables that form the basis of Ethiopic writing.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+138A |
| Version Added | 4.1 |
| Name | Ethiopic Syllable Fwee |
| Block | Ethiopic Supplement |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᎊ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᎊ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x8E 0x8A |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x138A |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000138A |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u138a |