U+12C2 "ዂ" Ethiopic Syllable Kxwi Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+12C2 "ዂ" Ethiopic Syllable Kxwi is a glyph from the Ethiopic script, specifically representing a syllable in the Ge'ez language and other languages that use this writing system, such as Amharic and Tigrinya. It encodes the sound "kxwi," which combines a velar or uvular consonant with the vowel "u" and a labialization or rounding effect, and is part of a larger set of syllabic characters that emerged from a 1997 amendment to the Unicode Standard. This character belongs to Block U+1200 to U+137F, the Ethiopic block, and is used in writing systems that transcribe the ancient liturgical language Ge'ez as well as modern Ethiopian and Eritrean languages, contributing to the preservation and digital representation of their linguistic heritage.
General Properties
Code Point
U+12C2
Name
Ethiopic Syllable Kxwi
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ዂ
HTML Hex Encoding
ዂ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE1 0x8B 0x82
UTF-16 Encoding
0x12C2
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000012C2
C/C++/Java Escape
\u12c2
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Ethiopic