U+2DD3 "ⷓ" Ethiopic Syllable Xyaa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+2DD3 "ⷓ" Ethiopic Syllable Xyaa is a character in the Ethiopic block of the Unicode standard, used for writing the Geʽez script and related languages like Amharic and Tigrinya. It represents a syllable formed by the consonant "x" (a voiceless velar fricative) combined with the vowel "yaa," which is a specific open vowel sound. This character is part of a broader set of syllabic modifications in the Ethiopic script, where base consonants are altered with diacritic marks or vowel attachments to denote different vowel sounds. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures proper digital representation and text processing for languages that utilize this historical and liturgical script.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2DD3 |
| Version Added | 4.1 |
| Name | Ethiopic Syllable Xyaa |
| Block | Ethiopic Extended |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⷓ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⷓ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0xB7 0x93 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2DD3 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002DD3 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2dd3 |