U+2D91 "ⶑ" Ethiopic Syllable Phoa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ⶑ
U+2D91 "ⶑ" Ethiopic Syllable Phoa is a symbol from the extended Ethiopic script used to represent a specific syllable in the Geʽez language and related Ethiopian Semitic languages. It is part of the Unicode block known as Ethiopic Extended, which includes characters for transliterating and writing sounds not covered by the basic Ethiopic syllabary. The syllable "Phoa" corresponds to a labiovelar sound, often used in linguistic or liturgical contexts to accurately transcribe phonemes that occur in ancient or modern Ethiopian languages.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2D91 |
| Version Added | 4.1 |
| Name | Ethiopic Syllable Phoa |
| Block | Ethiopic Extended |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⶑ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⶑ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0xB6 0x91 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2D91 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002D91 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2d91 |