U+1252 "ቒ" Ethiopic Syllable Qhi Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+1252 "ቒ" Ethiopic Syllable Qhi is a glyph from the Ethiopic script, used primarily for writing the Ge'ez language and modern languages such as Amharic and Tigrinya in the Horn of Africa. It represents a syllable pronounced as "qhi," combining the consonant sound "q" with the vowel "i." This character is part of a larger set of Ethiopic syllabary characters in the Unicode standard, which includes various modifications to indicate different vowel sounds. "ቒ" specifically corresponds to the fourth order of the consonant series for "q," reflecting the historical development of the script from an abjad to a syllabary system. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures proper digital representation and preservation of these languages and their rich literary traditions.

General Properties

Code Point U+1252
Version Added 3.0
Name Ethiopic Syllable Qhi
Block Ethiopic
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ቒ
HTML Hex Encoding ቒ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE1 0x89 0x92
UTF-16 Encoding 0x1252
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00001252
C/C++/Java Escape \u1252

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Alphabetic
Script Ethiopic
Script Extensions Ethiopic
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter