U+2DBD "ⶽ" Ethiopic Syllable Cche Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ⶽ
U+2DBD "ⶽ" Ethiopic Syllable Cche is part of the Ethiopic Extended block, used to represent a specific syllable in the Ge'ez script and related languages like Amharic and Tigrinya. This character encodes the sound "cche," which is a palatalized or affricate consonant-vowel combination, typically indicating a modified pronunciation of the base consonant with a distinct vowel quality. It is one of many extended syllables added to support the full phonetic inventory of Ethiopic languages beyond the basic set, enabling accurate digital representation of texts that require this particular sound. The character’s inclusion in Unicode ensures that historical and modern documents can be properly displayed and processed on digital platforms.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2DBD |
| Version Added | 4.1 |
| Name | Ethiopic Syllable Cche |
| Block | Ethiopic Extended |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⶽ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⶽ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0xB6 0xBD |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2DBD |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002DBD |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2dbd |