U+130D "" Ethiopic Syllable Ge Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Sans Ethiopic Source: Browser Default

U+130D "" Ethiopic Syllable Ge is a symbol from the Geʽez script, historically used for classical Ethiopic and currently employed in modern languages like Amharic and Tigrinya to represent the consonant sound "g" combined with the inherent vowel "e" (as in "get"). This character is part of the Ethiopic block of Unicode, which encodes a syllabary system where each base consonant modifies its form to indicate a specific vowel. As a fundamental element of the script, "ግ" is essential for writing words in languages of the Horn of Africa, preserving both linguistic tradition and digital communication in those communities.

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
ግ
HTML Hex Encoding
ግ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE1 0x8C 0x8D
UTF-16 Encoding
0x130D
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000130D
C/C++/Java Escape
\u130d