U+12B8 "" Ethiopic Syllable Kxa Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Sans Ethiopic Source: Browser Default

U+12B8 "" Ethiopic Syllable Kxa is a glyph in the Ethiopic script, which is historically used for writing several languages in the Horn of Africa, most notably Amharic and Tigrinya. This specific character represents the syllable "kxa," distinguished by a diacritic modification of the base consonant sign to indicate a particular vowel sound. It is part of the Ge'ez abugida, where each character denotes a consonant plus an inherent or marked vowel, and its inclusion in the Unicode Standard ensures correct digital representation and interoperability across modern computing platforms.

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
ኸ
HTML Hex Encoding
ኸ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE1 0x8A 0xB8
UTF-16 Encoding
0x12B8
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000012B8
C/C++/Java Escape
\u12b8