ኈ is the Unicode character ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE XWA, code point U+1288 (decimal 4744) in the Ethiopic block, added in Unicode 3.0. In HTML write ኈ, and in UTF-8 it is the 3 bytes E1 8A 88.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+1288 |
| Decimal | 4744 |
| UTF-8 bytes | E1 8A 88 |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | 1288 |
| UTF-32 | 00001288 |
| HTML decimal | ኈ |
| HTML hex | ኈ |
| CSS | \1288 |
| JavaScript | \u1288 |
| JSON | \u1288 |
| Python | \u1288 |
| Python by name | \N{ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE XWA} |
| Java, C# | \u1288 |
| Rust, Swift | \u{1288} |
| Go, C, C++ | \u1288 |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %E1%8A%88 |
JavaScript and JSON strings store text as UTF-16, so this character is one code unit long. Python 3 strings count code points, so its length there is 1.
Properties
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE XWA |
| Code point | U+1288 (decimal 4744) |
| Block | Ethiopic (U+1200–U+137F) |
| General category | Lo: Other letter |
| Script | Ethiopic |
| Bidirectional class | L: Left-to-right |
| Mirrored in right-to-left text | No |
| First in Unicode version | 3.0 |
Nearby in Ethiopic
- ኀ U+1280 Ethiopic Syllable Xa
- ኁ U+1281 Ethiopic Syllable Xu
- ኂ U+1282 Ethiopic Syllable Xi
- ኃ U+1283 Ethiopic Syllable Xaa
- ኄ U+1284 Ethiopic Syllable Xee
- ኅ U+1285 Ethiopic Syllable Xe
- ኆ U+1286 Ethiopic Syllable Xo
- ኇ U+1287 Ethiopic Syllable Xoa
- ኊ U+128A Ethiopic Syllable Xwi
- ኋ U+128B Ethiopic Syllable Xwaa
- ኌ U+128C Ethiopic Syllable Xwee
- ኍ U+128D Ethiopic Syllable Xwe
- ነ U+1290 Ethiopic Syllable Na
- ኑ U+1291 Ethiopic Syllable Nu
- ኒ U+1292 Ethiopic Syllable Ni
- ና U+1293 Ethiopic Syllable Naa
All 358 characters: Ethiopic.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for ኈ?
- Use ኈ (decimal) or ኈ (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+1288?
- E1 8A 88 (hex), 3 bytes. In a URL it is %E1%8A%88.
- How do I write U+1288 in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u1288. Python: \u1288.
Source
Unicode Character Database 18.0.0 (Unicode License v3); HTML entity names from the WHATWG HTML Standard (CC BY 4.0). The encodings above are computed from the code point and checked against Python's encoders. How the character looks depends on your fonts.
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