U+12AB "ካ" Ethiopic Syllable Kaa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ካ
U+12AB "ካ" Ethiopic Syllable Kaa is a symbol representing a specific syllable in the Ge'ez script, which is used to write several languages in the Horn of Africa, including Amharic, Tigrinya, and Ge'ez itself. This character is part of the Ethiopic block in Unicode and corresponds to the consonant 'k' combined with the vowel 'aa', producing a distinct phonetic sound. Its graphical form features a distinctive angular and curved design typical of the script. In the Ethiopic writing system, this syllable is used in a range of vocabulary and texts, from modern digital communications to ancient religious manuscripts, serving as an essential element for accurate spelling and pronunciation.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+12AB |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Ethiopic Syllable Kaa |
| Block | Ethiopic |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ካ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ካ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x8A 0xAB |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x12AB |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000012AB |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u12ab |