U+1245 "ቅ" Ethiopic Syllable Qe Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ቅ
U+1245 "ቅ" Ethiopic Syllable Qe is a character in the Ethiopic script block, representing a syllable that combines the consonant sound /q/ with the vowel /e/. This character is part of the Ge'ez abugida, historically used for liturgical texts in Ethiopia and Eritrea, and is still employed today for writing modern languages like Amharic and Tigrinya. Its appearance consists of a distinctive rounded lobe with a curved horizontal stroke and a small tail, fitting into the visually cohesive structure of the Ethiopic syllabary. The inclusion of U+1245 in Unicode ensures that digital text can accurately represent this syllable, preserving the linguistic heritage and facilitating communication in the Horn of Africa region.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1245 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Ethiopic Syllable Qe |
| Block | Ethiopic |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ቅ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ቅ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x89 0x85 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1245 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001245 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1245 |