U+12B0 "" Ethiopic Syllable Kwa Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Sans Ethiopic Source: Browser Default

U+12B0 "" Ethiopic Syllable Kwa is part of the Ethiopic script, which is used primarily for writing the Geʽez language, as well as modern languages like Amharic and Tigrinya in the Horn of Africa. This particular character represents a syllabic sound combining a velar consonant with the vowel ‘a’ and the labialization marker resulting in a ‘kwa’ pronunciation, and it belongs to a larger set of syllabary symbols that are derived from the ancient Geʽez abjad. The character is encoded in the Unicode Standard to support digital representation of these languages, ensuring proper text processing and display across modern computing systems.

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
ኰ
HTML Hex Encoding
ኰ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE1 0x8A 0xB0
UTF-16 Encoding
0x12B0
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000012B0
C/C++/Java Escape
\u12b0