U+12B2 "ኲ" Ethiopic Syllable Kwi Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ኲ
U+12B2 "ኲ" Ethiopic Syllable Kwi is a symbol from the Ethiopic script, used primarily for writing languages such as Amharic, Tigrinya, and Ge'ez. This specific character represents the syllable "kwi," formed by combining the consonant sound "k" with the vowel "i" and a labialization element, which is a common feature in the script's syllabary system. It is part of a larger set of characters that map out the phonetic inventory of Ethiopic languages, where each consonant has multiple forms modified by vowel diacritics. As encoded in the Unicode Standard, ኲ ensures consistent digital representation and text processing across modern computing platforms for these ancient and widely used African languages.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+12B2 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Ethiopic Syllable Kwi |
| Block | Ethiopic |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ኲ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ኲ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x8A 0xB2 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x12B2 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000012B2 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u12b2 |