U+2DC2 "" Ethiopic Syllable Qyi Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Sans Ethiopic Source: Browser Default

U+2DC2 "" Ethiopic Syllable Qyi is a glyph from the Ethiopic Extended block, specifically representing a syllable in the Geʽez script used for writing languages like Amharic and Tigrinya. This character is formed by modifying the base consonant letter for the sound "q" with a diacritic that indicates the following vowel "i," resulting in the phonetic value "qyi." It is part of a larger system of syllabic characters that expand the core Ethiopic abugida to accommodate a wider range of sounds, particularly for transliterating foreign words or representing specific linguistic nuances in modern usage.

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
ⷂ
HTML Hex Encoding
ⷂ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE2 0xB7 0x82
UTF-16 Encoding
0x2DC2
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00002DC2
C/C++/Java Escape
\u2dc2