U+2DD4 "ⷔ" Ethiopic Syllable Xyee Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+2DD4 "ⷔ" Ethiopic Syllable Xyee is a character within the Ethiopic Extended block, used for writing the Geʽez script and related languages. It represents a syllable comprising the consonant sound "x" (a voiceless velar or uvular fricative) combined with the vowel "yee," an extended form of the standard Ethiopic syllabary. This character is part of a set of extended syllables that allow for greater phonetic precision in transcribing sounds not covered by the basic Geʽez syllabary, making it particularly useful for languages like Amharic, Tigrinya, or other Horn of Africa languages that employ this script. Its encoding ensures consistent digital representation across platforms, preserving the linguistic heritage and accessibility of Ethiopic writing systems.

General Properties

Code Point U+2DD4
Version Added 4.1
Name Ethiopic Syllable Xyee
Block Ethiopic Extended
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ⷔ
HTML Hex Encoding ⷔ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE2 0xB7 0x94
UTF-16 Encoding 0x2DD4
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00002DD4
C/C++/Java Escape \u2dd4

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Alphabetic
Script Ethiopic
Script Extensions Ethiopic
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter