Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ⷈ has the Unicode code point U+2DC8. 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+2DC8 to binary:
00101101 11001000. 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:
11100010 10110111 10001000
ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE KYA·U+2DC8
ⷈ
Character Information
Code Point
U+2DC8
HEX
2DC8
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 B7 88 | 11100010 10110111 10001000 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 2D C8 | 00101101 11001000 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | C8 2D | 11001000 00101101 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 2D C8 | 00000000 00000000 00101101 11001000 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | C8 2D 00 00 | 11001000 00101101 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ⷈ
URI Encoded
%E2%B7%88
Description
The Unicode character U+2DC8, known as the Ethiopic Syllable Kya (ኩ), plays a significant role in digital text representation for the Amharic language, which is predominantly spoken in Ethiopia and Eritrea. In the Ethiopian orthography system, this syllable serves as a building block for forming words and phrases, similar to how Latin script characters are combined in English or other languages that use the Roman alphabet. The Ethiopic script, also known as Ge'ez, is one of the oldest writing systems still in use today and has been used for over 2,000 years. U+2DC8 is part of a larger set of Ethiopic characters (U+1200–U+16FF) that encompass all the necessary letters, numbers, and punctuation marks for composing text in Amharic, which is an Afro-Asiatic language belonging to the Semitic branch. The use of these characters in digital communication ensures accurate representation and preservation of Ethiopian cultural heritage and facilitates effective global communication by enabling users to interact with Ethiopia-specific content in their native script.
How to type the ⷈ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 11720 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.