U+12B3 "ኳ" Ethiopic Syllable Kwaa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+12B3 "ኳ" Ethiopic Syllable Kwaa is a character in the Ethiopic script used for writing languages such as Amharic and Tigrinya, representing the syllable pronounced "kwaa." It belongs to the Geʽez abugida, where each character denotes a consonant combined with a specific vowel sound, and in this case the "kw" labiovelar consonant cluster is paired with the vowel "aa." This character is encoded in the Unicode standard to facilitate digital representation and exchange of Ethiopic languages, particularly in contexts like computing, text processing, and web content, ensuring that the distinct phonetics of these languages are accurately preserved.
General Properties
Code Point
U+12B3
Name
Ethiopic Syllable Kwaa
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ኳ
HTML Hex Encoding
ኳ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE1 0x8A 0xB3
UTF-16 Encoding
0x12B3
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000012B3
C/C++/Java Escape
\u12b3
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Ethiopic