U+2D85 "ⶅ" Ethiopic Syllable Boa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+2D85 "ⶅ" Ethiopic Syllable Boa is a glyph within the Ethiopic Extended block, representing a syllabic unit in the Ge'ez script that is used for writing the Amharic and Tigrinya languages as well as Ge'ez liturgical texts. It specifically encodes the syllable "boa," combining a consonant sound with a vowel modifier to form a distinct phonetic value. This character is an extension of the standard Ethiopic syllabary, which uses a basic consonant character with a diacritic or altered shape to indicate different vowels, serving written traditions that require broader sound representation beyond the core set. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard ensures consistent digital representation and text processing across platforms for these languages.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
ⶅ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
ⶅ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE2 0xB6 0x85 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x2D85 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00002D85 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u2d85 |
Unicode Properties