U+12EF "ዯ" Ethiopic Syllable Yoa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+12EF "ዯ" Ethiopic Syllable Yoa is a character from the Ethiopic script, which is used primarily for writing the Ge'ez language and modern languages like Amharic and Tigrinya in the Horn of Africa. This specific glyph represents the syllable "yoa," formed by combining the consonant sound with the vowel "oa," and is part of a larger syllabary system where each character denotes a consonant-vowel combination. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that digital text in these languages can be accurately represented and transmitted across modern computing platforms, preserving the script's historical and cultural significance.
General Properties
Code Point
U+12EF
Name
Ethiopic Syllable Yoa
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ዯ
HTML Hex Encoding
ዯ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE1 0x8B 0xAF
UTF-16 Encoding
0x12EF
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000012EF
C/C++/Java Escape
\u12ef
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Ethiopic