U+2DBB "ⶻ" Ethiopic Syllable Cchaa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+2DBB "ⶻ" Ethiopic Syllable Cchaa is a character from the Ethiopic Extended block, specifically part of the Ge'ez script used historically for liturgical texts in Ethiopian and Eritrean Orthodox traditions, as well as for modern languages like Amharic and Tigrinya. This syllable represents the sound "cchaa," a complex consonant from the Gurage language group, which is one of the South Ethiopic languages spoken in central Ethiopia. Its encoding in Unicode ensures that digital text can accurately preserve the unique phonetic distinctions of these languages, supporting linguistic diversity and cultural heritage in electronic communications. The character is rarely used outside specialized linguistic or liturgical contexts, but it remains essential for precise transcription and digital representation of certain Ethiopic syllables.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
ⶻ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
ⶻ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE2 0xB6 0xBB |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x2DBB |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00002DBB |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u2dbb |
Unicode Properties