Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ᚜ has the Unicode code point U+169C. In UTF-8, it is encoded using 3 bytes because its codepoint is in the range of
0x0800to0xffff.
Therefore we know that the UTF-8 encoding will be done over 16 bits within the final 24 bits and that it will have the format:1110xxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx
Where thexare the payload bits.UTF-8 Encoding bit layout by codepoint range Codepoint Range Bytes Bit pattern Payload length U+0000 - U+007F 1 0xxxxxxx 7 bits U+0080 - U+07FF 2 110xxxxx 10xxxxxx 11 bits U+0800 - U+FFFF 3 1110xxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 16 bits U+10000 - U+10FFFF 4 11110xxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 21 bits Step 2: Obtain the payload bits:
Convert the hexadecimal code point U+169C to binary:
00010110 10011100. Those are the payload bits.Step 3: Fill in the bits to match the bit pattern:
Obtain the final bytes by arranging the paylod bits to match the bit layout:
11100001 10011010 10011100
OGHAM REVERSED FEATHER MARK·U+169C
᚜
Character Information
Code Point
U+169C
HEX
169C
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Close Punctuation
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 9A 9C | 11100001 10011010 10011100 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 16 9C | 00010110 10011100 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 9C 16 | 10011100 00010110 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 16 9C | 00000000 00000000 00010110 10011100 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 9C 16 00 00 | 10011100 00010110 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
᚜
URI Encoded
%E1%9A%9C
Description
U+169C, or the Ogham Reversed Feather Mark, is a lesser-known character in the Unicode standard that holds significant importance within the realm of digital text. This special glyph is primarily used to represent a reversed feather in the ancient Celtic script known as Ogham, which was extensively employed throughout Ireland and Britain during the early centuries of the Common Era. The Ogham Reversed Feather Mark is often encountered alongside other symbols such as the Ogham Stone Mark (U+169A), the Ogham Stroke (U+169B), and the Ogham Hook (U+169D). These characters were historically used to inscribe messages on stone monuments, where they served both functional and decorative purposes. As a result of these historical contexts, the U+169C glyph has cultural and linguistic significance for those studying the Celtic heritage and ancient language of Ogham.
How to type the ᚜ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 5788 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.