U+1E7E3 "𞟣" Ethiopic Syllable Hhyaa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𞟣
U+1E7E3 "𞟣" Ethiopic Syllable Hhyaa is a glyph from the Ethiopic Extended-B block, specifically representing a syllabic unit in the Geʽez script used for writing languages such as Amharic and Tigrinya. This character encodes the consonant sound "hh" combined with the vowel "aa," which is part of a larger system of syllabary signs that modify consonant base characters to indicate different vowel qualities. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for accurate digital representation and processing of linguistic content from the Horn of Africa, preserving a distinct phonetic value in the region's writing traditions.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1E7E3 |
| Version Added | 14.0 |
| Name | Ethiopic Syllable Hhyaa |
| Block | Ethiopic Extended-B |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𞟣 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𞟣 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x9E 0x9F 0xA3 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD839 0xDFE3 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001E7E3 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud839\udfe3 |