U+1255 "ቕ" Ethiopic Syllable Qhe Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+1255 "ቕ" Ethiopic Syllable Qhe is a character in the Ethiopic script, used to represent a syllable pronounced with an ejective velar or uvular consonant, typically transliterated as "qhe," and is part of the Ge'ez abugida writing system used for languages such as Amharic, Tigrinya, and Ge'ez itself. It is encoded in the Unicode block called Ethiopic and serves as a fundamental component in representing the phonetic inventory of these languages, specifically denoting the sound made by constricting the throat while producing a /k/ or /q/ sound.
General Properties
Code Point
U+1255
Name
Ethiopic Syllable Qhe
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ቕ
HTML Hex Encoding
ቕ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE1 0x89 0x95
UTF-16 Encoding
0x1255
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00001255
C/C++/Java Escape
\u1255
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Ethiopic