U+124C "ቌ" Ethiopic Syllable Qwee Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+124C "ቌ" Ethiopic Syllable Qwee is a symbol from the Unicode Ethiopic block, specifically representing a syllable in the Ge'ez script used to write languages like Amharic and Tigrinya. This character corresponds to the consonant "q" combined with the vowel "wee," and it is part of a larger set of syllabic glyphs that form the foundation of the Ethiopic writing system. Its design typically features a distinctive angular shape with a central stem and diacritic-like modifications that indicate the specific vowel sound, making it an essential component for accurately rendering the phonetic and linguistic structure of these languages.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+124C |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Ethiopic Syllable Qwee |
| Block | Ethiopic |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ቌ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ቌ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x89 0x8C |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x124C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000124C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u124c |