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ethiopic syllable qhwa

Ethiopic Syllable Qhwa

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ቘ is an Ethiopic syllable sign used within words, not as a standalone message. Ethiopic writing grew from South Arabian-derived consonant writing used for Geʽez, an ancient Ethiopian language. Geʽez writing is attested in the 1st–3rd centuries CE; vowel marks were added in the 4th century. A 2017 proposal for Ethiopic spelling lists ቘ for Awngi and Tigrigna, so its reading depends on the language.

Text symbol

What ቘ means

It represents one consonant together with its vowel.

A 2017 proposal for Ethiopic spelling lists ቘ for Awngi and Tigrigna, so read it in the language being written. “Qhwa” is the character name, not a guaranteed pronunciation across languages.

Who writes ቘ

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Don't confuse it with

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Questions people ask

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Is ቘ an emoji?

No. It is a text syllable sign in Ethiopic writing, not an emoji or reaction.

Collections with ቘ

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How to type or find ቘ

Search it as
fidel · Ge'ez writing · Awngi · Tigrigna · Qwa · Ethiopic keyboard
Shows up in
Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType 1258, then AltX to get ቘ.
Windows
⊞Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win .).
macOS
⌃Control+⌘Command+␣SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “ethiopic syllable qhwa”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType 1258, then Enter or Space.
HTML
ቘ
CSS
\1258
How do I type ቘ?
In the Keyman GFF Ethiopic keyboard layout, press capital Q, then ue; this mapping was checked on 2026-09-06. Other layouts differ.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
ቘ
HTML hex
ቘ
CSS content
content: "\1258";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E1%89%98
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On screen
1
Code points
1
JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes

A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.

Families this belongs to

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