U+12AC "ኬ" Ethiopic Syllable Kee Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+12AC "ኬ" Ethiopic Syllable Kee is a glyph from the Geʽez script, traditionally used to write the Ethiopic or Geʽez language as well as modern languages like Amharic and Tigrinya. This character represents the syllable "kee," combining the consonant sound /k/ with the vowel /eː/, and is encoded in the Unicode Standard as part of the Ethiopic block, supporting digital text representation for liturgical and everyday written communication. Its design follows the distinctive angular and geometric patterns of the Ethiopic script, reflecting centuries of literary and religious heritage in the Horn of Africa.
General Properties
Code Point
U+12AC
Name
Ethiopic Syllable Kee
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ኬ
HTML Hex Encoding
ኬ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE1 0x8A 0xAC
UTF-16 Encoding
0x12AC
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000012AC
C/C++/Java Escape
\u12ac
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Ethiopic