U+AB2A "ꬪ" Ethiopic Syllable Bbi Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꬪ
U+AB2A "ꬪ" Ethiopic Syllable Bbi is part of the Ethiopic Extended-B block, representing a specific syllabic character used in the Geʽez script for writing certain Ethiopian and Eritrean languages, such as Amharic or Tigrinya. This character denotes the syllable "bbi," where the consonant base "b" is modified by a diacritic to indicate a labialized or geminated pronunciation depending on the linguistic context, particularly in the Basketo or related orthographies. Its inclusion in Unicode supports the accurate digital representation of lesser-known Ethiopic syllabary forms, preserving the script's full range of sounds for modern text processing and documentation.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+AB2A |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Ethiopic Syllable Bbi |
| Block | Ethiopic Extended-A |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꬪ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꬪ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0xAC 0xAA |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xAB2A |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000AB2A |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uab2a |