U+12A9 "ኩ" Ethiopic Syllable Ku Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+12A9 "ኩ" Ethiopic Syllable Ku is a symbol from the Ge'ez script, which is used to write several languages in the Horn of Africa, including Amharic and Tigrinya. This specific character represents the syllable "ku," formed by the consonant "k" combined with the vowel "u," which is visually indicated by a diacritic modification, likely a small curl or loop, attached to the basic consonant sign. In the Ethiopic syllabary, known as a fidel or abugida, characters are organized by consonant base forms and vowel modifications, and "ኩ" is part of the "k" family of syllables, deriving from the base consonant "ከ" (ka). Its inclusion in the Unicode standard at this code point ensures consistent digital representation and exchange across platforms, enabling the preservation and computational use of Ethiopian and Eritrean languages in modern text processing, from online communication to scholarly documentation.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
ኩ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
ኩ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE1 0x8A 0xA9 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x12A9 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x000012A9 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u12a9 |
Unicode Properties