U+1E7F6 "𞟶" Ethiopic Syllable Gurage Kwee Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1E7F6 "𞟶" Ethiopic Syllable Gurage Kwee is a typographic symbol representing a specific syllable sound used in writing the Gurage languages, which belong to the Ethiopian Semitic language family spoken in southwestern Ethiopia. This character is part of the Ethiopic Extended-B block in the Unicode Standard, which was added to support the phonetic and orthographic needs of various Ethiopian and Eritrean languages. The syllable "Kwee" encodes a consonant sound similar to a velar "k" followed by a rounded "wee" vowel, reflecting the distinctive phonological features of Gurage dialects. Its inclusion in Unicode facilitates accurate digital representation, text processing, and preservation of this lesser known but culturally significant writing tradition.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𞟶 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𞟶 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x9E 0x9F 0xB6 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD839 0xDFF6 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0001E7F6 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud839\udff6 |
Unicode Properties