U+2DBE "ⶾ" Ethiopic Syllable Ccho Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ⶾ
U+2DBE "ⶾ" Ethiopic Syllable Ccho is a character within the Ethiopic Extended block, representing a specific syllable used in the transcription of certain Cushitic languages, such as Oromo. It is composed of the Ethiopic letter for "č" (c) combined with a vowel modifier that produces the sound "ccho" where the "č" denotes a voiceless postalveolar affricate (like the "ch" in English "church"). This character functions as a single grapheme in written texts, enabling precise phonetic representation that differs from standard Amharic or Tigrinya syllabaries. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for digital encoding and display of these languages in modern computing environments.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2DBE |
| Version Added | 4.1 |
| Name | Ethiopic Syllable Ccho |
| Block | Ethiopic Extended |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⶾ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⶾ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0xB6 0xBE |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2DBE |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002DBE |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2dbe |