U+2DB0 "ⶰ" Ethiopic Syllable Zza Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ⶰ
U+2DB0 "ⶰ" Ethiopic Syllable Zza is part of the Ethiopic Extended block and represents a specific syllable in the Ge'ez script used for writing languages such as Amharic and Tigrinya. It is a modified form of the base consonant "Z" combined with the vowel "a" to produce the sound "zza." This character is primarily utilized in liturgical and historical contexts within the Ethiopic writing system, and it supports the representation of certain foreign sounds or loanwords in modern usage. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard ensures proper digital encoding and display for linguistic and textual preservation of the Ethiopic script.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2DB0 |
| Version Added | 4.1 |
| Name | Ethiopic Syllable Zza |
| Block | Ethiopic Extended |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⶰ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⶰ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0xB6 0xB0 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2DB0 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002DB0 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2db0 |