U+AB15 "ꬕ" Ethiopic Syllable Dze Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꬕ
U+AB15 "ꬕ" Ethiopic Syllable Dze is a glyph from the Ethiopic Extended-A block, used in the Geʽez script to represent the syllable "dze." This character is part of a larger set of syllabic signs that support the transcription of various Ethiopian and Eritrean languages, including those requiring additional phonetic distinctions beyond the standard Ethiopic syllabary. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that digital text processing can properly handle the specific needs of these languages, preserving the script’s historical and linguistic integrity.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+AB15 |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Ethiopic Syllable Dze |
| Block | Ethiopic Extended-A |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꬕ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꬕ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0xAC 0x95 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xAB15 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000AB15 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uab15 |