U+2D83 "ⶃ" Ethiopic Syllable Soa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ⶃ
U+2D83 "ⶃ" Ethiopic Syllable Soa is a specific letter in the Ethiopic script, which is used for writing languages like Ge'ez, Amharic, and Tigrinya, representing a syllable combining a consonant sound with the vowel "oa". This character belongs to the Ethiopic Extended block of Unicode, which includes additional syllables and signs beyond the basic Ethiopic set. The "Soa" syllable is typically used in historical or liturgical contexts, such as in the transcription of the Ge'ez language for religious texts, and it is written from left to right. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard ensures that digital text processing systems can correctly display and process this ancient script, preserving its cultural and linguistic heritage.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2D83 |
| Version Added | 4.1 |
| Name | Ethiopic Syllable Soa |
| Block | Ethiopic Extended |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⶃ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⶃ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0xB6 0x83 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2D83 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002D83 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2d83 |