U+133E "" Ethiopic Syllable Tso Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Sans Ethiopic Source: Browser Default

U+133E "" Ethiopic Syllable Tso is a glyph representing the syllable "tso" in the Geʽez script, which is traditionally used for liturgical and historical texts in languages such as Geʽez, Amharic, and Tigrinya. It is derived from the base consonant character "ጸ" (Tsä) combined with a vowel diacritic that attaches the "o" sound, following the syllabic writing system of the Ethiopic abugida where each character represents a consonant vowel combination. Part of the Ethiopic block in Unicode, this character is essential for accurately writing words that require the "tso" sound, such as in the Geʽez word for "justice" or "righteousness," reflecting the script's deep historical and cultural significance in the Horn of Africa.

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
ጾ
HTML Hex Encoding
ጾ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE1 0x8C 0xBE
UTF-16 Encoding
0x133E
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000133E
C/C++/Java Escape
\u133e