U+125D "ቝ" Ethiopic Syllable Qhwe Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+125D "ቝ" Ethiopic Syllable Qhwe is a specific glyph used in the Geʽez script, which is the writing system for classical Ethiopic and modern languages like Amharic and Tigrinya. This character represents a syllable pronounced as "qhwe," where the consonant "q" is articulated as a velar ejective, followed by the labialized vowel sound "we." It belongs to a set of characters that form part of the Ethiopian and Eritrean syllabary, playing a role in the orthography of these languages to convey precise phonetic distinctions.
General Properties
Code Point
U+125D
Name
Ethiopic Syllable Qhwe
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ቝ
HTML Hex Encoding
ቝ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE1 0x89 0x9D
UTF-16 Encoding
0x125D
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000125D
C/C++/Java Escape
\u125d
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Ethiopic