U+2D90 "ⶐ" Ethiopic Syllable Choa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ⶐ
U+2D90 "ⶐ" Ethiopic Syllable Choa is a glyph used in the Geʽez script, specifically representing a syllable in the Ethiopic writing system for certain languages such as Amharic or Tigrinya. It belongs to the Ethiopic Extended block of Unicode, which was added to accommodate additional syllabic forms beyond the basic set of characters. The syllable "Choa" is voiced and aspirated, and its use is generally limited to specialized linguistic contexts or older orthographic traditions, as it is not a common character in modern standard Ethiopic texts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2D90 |
| Version Added | 4.1 |
| Name | Ethiopic Syllable Choa |
| Block | Ethiopic Extended |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⶐ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⶐ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0xB6 0x90 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2D90 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002D90 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2d90 |