U+2DCA "ⷊ" Ethiopic Syllable Kyi Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+2DCA "ⷊ" Ethiopic Syllable Kyi is a glyph used in the Ge'ez script, representing a specific syllable in languages like Amharic and Tigrinya. It is part of the Ethiopic Extended block, which includes additional characters beyond the basic Ethiopic syllabary. This particular character corresponds to the consonant "K" combined with the vowel "yi," contributing to the complex phonetic system of Ethiopic languages where each syllabic form has a distinct visual representation. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures proper digital representation and interchange of texts that use this historic script.
General Properties
Code Point
U+2DCA
Name
Ethiopic Syllable Kyi
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ⷊ
HTML Hex Encoding
ⷊ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE2 0xB7 0x8A
UTF-16 Encoding
0x2DCA
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00002DCA
C/C++/Java Escape
\u2dca
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Ethiopic