U+12C5 "ዅ" Ethiopic Syllable Kxwe Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+12C5 "ዅ" Ethiopic Syllable Kxwe is a letter in the Geʽez script, which is used for writing several Ethiopian and Eritrean languages, most prominently Amharic and Tigrinya. This specific character represents a syllable that combines the consonant sound "kx" (a voiceless velar ejective) with the vowel "we," forming part of the complex syllabary system where each consonant has multiple forms corresponding to different vowel patterns. It is categorized within the Unicode block Ethiopic, which encompasses the historical script that originated as an abjad before evolving into an abugida, and its use helps preserve and digitally represent the linguistic heritage of the Horn of Africa region.
General Properties
Code Point
U+12C5
Name
Ethiopic Syllable Kxwe
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ዅ
HTML Hex Encoding
ዅ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE1 0x8B 0x85
UTF-16 Encoding
0x12C5
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000012C5
C/C++/Java Escape
\u12c5
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Ethiopic