U+2D87 "ⶇ" Ethiopic Syllable Coa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ⶇ
U+2D87 "ⶇ" Ethiopic Syllable Coa is a glyph from the Ethiopic Extended block, specifically part of the syllabary used for writing the Gurage languages of Ethiopia. This character represents a syllable formed with the consonant "c" and the vowel "oa", and it is historically derived from the Ge'ez script. It is used in modern contexts to transcribe sounds that are not found in the classical Ethiopic syllabary, allowing for accurate representation of certain Gurage dialects. Being a relatively rare and specialized character, it is supported by a limited number of fonts and systems, but it plays an important role in preserving and digitizing the linguistic heritage of the Gurage people.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2D87 |
| Version Added | 4.1 |
| Name | Ethiopic Syllable Coa |
| Block | Ethiopic Extended |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⶇ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⶇ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0xB6 0x87 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2D87 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002D87 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2d87 |