What ጏ means
It is one Ethiopic syllable sign.
Each Ethiopic sign marks a consonant-vowel syllable. “Goa” labels this extended g-series entry; spelling depends on the language and word.
The script first served Geʽez. Regional pseudo-Sabaean inscriptions date to the 8th/7th centuries BC; Ethiopic script appears in the 2nd/3rd centuries CE. Vowel marking develops by the 4th century CE, linked to Christian Scripture translation; South Arabian roots are debated.
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Who writes ጏ
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Don't confuse it with
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Related characters
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Questions people ask
1Is ጏ used in Amharic?
No—not as a general choice. In 2017, an ICANN review found no occurrence in the contemporary Amharic/Tigrinya sets it examined; follow your source spelling.
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How to type or find ጏ
- Search it as
- ጏ · goa · Ethiopic syllable · fidel · ጏ vs ጐ
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
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HTML
ጏCSS
\130FHow to type ጏ
Use an Ethiopic keyboard or input method and select this cell; keystroke sequences are not standardized.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
ጏ
HTML hex
ጏ
CSS content
content: "\130F";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E1%8C%8F
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On screen
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Code points
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JS .length
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UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.