U+2DCA "ⷊ" Ethiopic Syllable Kyi Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+2DCA "ⷊ" Ethiopic Syllable Kyi is a glyph used in the Ge'ez script, representing a specific syllable in languages like Amharic and Tigrinya. It is part of the Ethiopic Extended block, which includes additional characters beyond the basic Ethiopic syllabary. This particular character corresponds to the consonant "K" combined with the vowel "yi," contributing to the complex phonetic system of Ethiopic languages where each syllabic form has a distinct visual representation. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures proper digital representation and interchange of texts that use this historic script.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2DCA |
| Version Added | 4.1 |
| Name | Ethiopic Syllable Kyi |
| Block | Ethiopic Extended |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⷊ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⷊ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0xB7 0x8A |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2DCA |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002DCA |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2dca |