Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ⳯ has the Unicode code point U+2CEF. 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+2CEF to binary:
00101100 11101111. 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 10110011 10101111
COPTIC COMBINING NI ABOVE·U+2CEF
⳯
Character Information
Code Point
U+2CEF
HEX
2CEF
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Nonspacing Mark
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 B3 AF | 11100010 10110011 10101111 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 2C EF | 00101100 11101111 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | EF 2C | 11101111 00101100 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 2C EF | 00000000 00000000 00101100 11101111 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | EF 2C 00 00 | 11101111 00101100 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
⳯
URI Encoded
%E2%B3%AF
Description
The Unicode character U+2CEF, known as COPTIC COMBINING NI ABOVE, plays a significant role in digital typography, particularly within the realm of the Coptic language. It is used to combine with other characters to create distinct letters in the Coptic script, which is an ancient writing system used predominantly for religious texts, such as those belonging to the Christian Coptic tradition. Specifically, U+2CEF serves as a diacritical mark, modifying the appearance of adjacent characters and contributing to their phonetic representation. In the context of digital text processing, this character is crucial in ensuring accurate transcription and translation of Coptic texts, preserving the rich linguistic history and cultural heritage associated with this ancient script.
How to type the ⳯ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 11503 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.