U+1E7F7 "𞟷" Ethiopic Syllable Gurage Kwe Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𞟷
U+1E7F7 "𞟷" Ethiopic Syllable Gurage Kwe is a component of the Ethiopic Extended-B block, designed to represent a specific syllable sound in the Gurage languages of Ethiopia. This character is part of a broader set of additions to the Ethiopic script that accommodate the phonetic needs of Gurage dialects, which include sounds not found in other Ethiopic languages like Amharic or Tigrinya. The character itself depicts a consonant-vowel combination, with "Kwe" indicating a labialized velar or uvular plosive followed by a vowel component, and its inclusion in Unicode ensures that digital text can accurately preserve and transmit the linguistic heritage of the Gurage communities.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1E7F7 |
| Version Added | 14.0 |
| Name | Ethiopic Syllable Gurage Kwe |
| Block | Ethiopic Extended-B |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𞟷 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𞟷 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x9E 0x9F 0xB7 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD839 0xDFF7 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001E7F7 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud839\udff7 |