U+2D93 "ⶓ" Ethiopic Syllable Ggwa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+2D93 "ⶓ" Ethiopic Syllable Ggwa is a specific glyph used in the Geʽez script, representing a syllable composed of a velar ejective consonant (often transliterated as "gg" or "gʸ") combined with the vowel "wa". This character belongs to the Ethiopic Extended block of Unicode, which includes additional syllables not found in the basic set, and it is primarily employed for writing languages such as Amharic, Tigrinya, and other Ethiopian Semitic languages. Its design follows the standard syllabic structure of the Geʽez writing system, where each character inherently denotes a consonant plus a vowel, with the "wa" modifier distinguishing this syllable from similar ones like "gg" or "ggwe". In practical use, it appears in scholarly texts, religious literature, and digital communications that require precise representation of Ethiopian linguistic sounds.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
ⶓ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
ⶓ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE2 0xB6 0x93 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x2D93 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00002D93 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u2d93 |
Unicode Properties