U+138E "ᎎ" Ethiopic Syllable Pwee Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+138E "ᎎ" Ethiopic Syllable Pwee is a specific glyph within the Ethiopic Extended-A block, part of the Unicode Standard's comprehensive encoding for the Ge'ez script used historically and linguistically across multiple languages in the Horn of Africa, including Amharic and Tigrinya. This character represents a syllabic unit that combines a consonant sound with the vowel "wee," derived from the base consonant sign for "p" or a specialized labialized variant, and it is primarily utilized in scholarly or liturgical contexts where precise phonetic transcription or older manuscript forms are required. As an extended character, it supports the accurate representation of the complete syllabary for those languages that employ the Ge'ez writing system, ensuring digital texts can preserve the full range of sounds originally documented in classical and modern usage.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
ᎎ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
ᎎ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE1 0x8E 0x8E |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x138E |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0000138E |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u138e |
Unicode Properties