Ethiopic Syllable Glottal Aa Letter
ኣ is the Ethiopic syllable “glottal AA,” encoded at U+12A3.
U+12A3
The character ኣ belongs to the Ethiopic writing system. It represents the syllable called “glottal AA.” Use the codepoints below to copy it reliably in websites and apps.
Ethiopic Syllable Glottal Aa Letter Meaning
ኣ is an Ethiopic syllable character named “ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE GLOTTAL AA” with the Unicode code point U+12A3. As a syllable sign, it stands for a specific phonetic unit in Ethiopic languages that use the Geʽez/Ethiopic script family. Because it is a dedicated syllable character (not just a standalone letter), it is typically used in words as part of normal orthography. When formatting text, copying and rendering correctly depends on using the correct Unicode character rather than visually similar Latin characters.
Common uses
- •Typing or composing text in Ethiopic-script documents and messages
- •Designing multilingual interfaces that support Ethiopic characters
- •Building searchable content for Ethiopic-language datasets and dictionaries
- •Transliteration-related work where accurate native-script output is required
- •Social posts, captions, or titles that include Ethiopic writing
Examples
ኣ — Ethiopic Syllable Glottal AA
- ኣኣ ምሳሌ ጽሑፍ
- ኣመኣኣ ኣ የምትፈልጉት
- ኣኣ እዚ ቃል እዩ።
- ኣእቲ ኣ ንጽሕፈት ይጠቅም
- ኣኣ 12A3 U+12A3 እዩ።
Variations
Technical codes
| Unicode | U+12A3 | |
| HTML Entity | ኣ | |
| HTML Code | ኣ | |
| CSS | \12A3 |
FAQ
What does the Ethiopic Syllable Glottal Aa letter mean?
ኣ is an Ethiopic syllable character named “ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE GLOTTAL AA” with the Unicode code point U+12A3. As a syllable sign, it stands for a specific phonetic unit in Ethiopic languages that use the Geʽez/Ethiopic script family. Because it is a dedicated syllable character (not just a standalone letter), it is typically used in words as part of normal orthography. When formatting text, copying and rendering correctly depends on using the correct Unicode character rather than visually similar Latin characters.
What is the Unicode code point for ኣ?
The character ኣ is U+12A3.
How can I copy ኣ into HTML?
Use the HTML entity: ኣ.
What CSS escape should I use for ኣ?
Use the CSS escape: \\12A3.
How do I represent ኣ in JavaScript?
Use \\u{12A3}.