U+AB02 "ꬂ" Ethiopic Syllable Tthi Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꬂ
U+AB02 "ꬂ" Ethiopic Syllable Tthi is a specialized character used in the extended Ethiopic script, representing a syllabic unit that combines the consonant "tth" with a vowel sound, typically pronounced as /tθi/ or similar in languages such as Me’en or other Ethiopian and Eritrean languages that require additional phonetic distinctions beyond the basic Geʽez syllabary. This character is part of the Ethiopic Extended-A block, added to support the accurate transcription of certain Cushitic and Omotic languages where the standard Ethiopic set lacks the necessary symbols. Its usage helps preserve linguistic nuance in written form, enabling proper representation of sounds that are not covered by earlier Unicode Ethiopic ranges.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+AB02 |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Ethiopic Syllable Tthi |
| Block | Ethiopic Extended-A |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꬂ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꬂ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0xAC 0x82 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xAB02 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000AB02 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uab02 |