U+AB24 "ꬤ" Ethiopic Syllable Cchhee Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꬤ
U+AB24 "ꬤ" Ethiopic Syllable Cchhee is a specialized glyph from the Ethiopic Extended-A block, representing a syllable used in the Gurage languages of Ethiopia, particularly for the consonant sound "cchh" combined with the vowel "e." This character was added to the Unicode Standard to support the orthography of these languages, ensuring accurate digital representation of their unique phonetic inventory. Its design follows the traditional Geʽez script style, with modifications to indicate the specific consonant-vowel combination, and it is primarily used in linguistic documentation and modern digital communication for speakers of Gurage dialects.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+AB24 |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Ethiopic Syllable Cchhee |
| Block | Ethiopic Extended-A |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꬤ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꬤ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0xAC 0xA4 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xAB24 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000AB24 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uab24 |