U+1269 "ቩ" Ethiopic Syllable Vu Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1269 "ቩ" Ethiopic Syllable Vu is a character from the Ethiopic script, which is used to write various languages in the Horn of Africa, most notably Amharic and Tigrinya. It represents the syllable "vu" and is part of a larger syllabary system where consonant and vowel combinations are assigned distinct glyphs. In the Ethiopic writing system, this character is constructed from the base consonant "ቨ" (voiceless bilabial fricative "v") combined with the sixth-order vowel modifier, which adds the "u" sound. While "ቩ" is less common than other syllables in everyday texts, it appears in loanwords and phonetic transcriptions where the "vu" sound is required. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard ensures consistent digital representation across platforms for languages and dialects that rely on the Ethiopic script.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
ቩ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
ቩ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE1 0x89 0xA9 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x1269 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00001269 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u1269 |
Unicode Properties