U+2DC8 "ⷈ" Ethiopic Syllable Kya Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+2DC8 "ⷈ" Ethiopic Syllable Kya is a typographic symbol in the Ethiopic block used for the Geʽez script, representing a syllable that combines the consonant sound "k" with the vowel "ya." This character is part of a set of extended Ethiopic syllables employed to accurately transcribe sounds from languages like Amharic and Tigrinya, particularly for loanwords or phonetic precision beyond the core syllabary. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures proper representation in digital text, supporting linguistic studies and communication in the Horn of Africa region.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2DC8 |
| Version Added | 4.1 |
| Name | Ethiopic Syllable Kya |
| Block | Ethiopic Extended |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⷈ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⷈ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0xB7 0x88 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2DC8 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002DC8 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2dc8 |