U+1247 "ቇ" Ethiopic Syllable Qoa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+1247 "ቇ" Ethiopic Syllable Qoa is a specific symbol within the Ethiopic script, used for writing languages such as Amharic, Tigrinya, and Ge'ez. It represents a syllable combining the consonant sound "q" with the vowel "o," producing a voiceless uvular plosive sound. This character is part of the Ethiopic block in Unicode, which systematically encodes the syllabary where each base consonant is modified by a vowel diacritic. In practical use, "ቇ" appears in texts, digital documents, and software that support Ethiopic writing systems, contributing to the accurate representation of these languages in modern computing environments.
General Properties
Code Point
U+1247
Name
Ethiopic Syllable Qoa
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ቇ
HTML Hex Encoding
ቇ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE1 0x89 0x87
UTF-16 Encoding
0x1247
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00001247
C/C++/Java Escape
\u1247
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Ethiopic