U+2DA2 "ⶢ" Ethiopic Syllable Ssi Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ⶢ
U+2DA2 "ⶢ" Ethiopic Syllable Ssi is a symbol from the Ethiopic script, specifically part of the extended block used for the Gurage languages. It represents a syllable consisting of the consonant sound "S" combined with the vowel "i," forming the sound "ssi." This character is a variant of the basic Ethiopic letter "ሰ" (Se) with a modified vowel marker, and it is used in liturgical and linguistic contexts to accurately transcribe the phonetics of specific Ethiopian and Eritrean languages. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard ensures proper digital representation and typography for these writing systems.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2DA2 |
| Version Added | 4.1 |
| Name | Ethiopic Syllable Ssi |
| Block | Ethiopic Extended |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⶢ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⶢ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0xB6 0xA2 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2DA2 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002DA2 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2da2 |