Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ⳰ has the Unicode code point U+2CF0. 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+2CF0 to binary:
00101100 11110000. 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 10110000
COPTIC COMBINING SPIRITUS ASPER·U+2CF0
⳰
Character Information
Code Point
U+2CF0
HEX
2CF0
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Nonspacing Mark
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 B3 B0 | 11100010 10110011 10110000 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 2C F0 | 00101100 11110000 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | F0 2C | 11110000 00101100 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 2C F0 | 00000000 00000000 00101100 11110000 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | F0 2C 00 00 | 11110000 00101100 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
⳰
URI Encoded
%E2%B3%B0
Description
U+2CF0 COPTIC COMBINING SPIRITUS ASPER is a specialized character used in the representation of Coptic, an ancient Egyptian language that originated around the 1st century AD and was primarily used for religious texts by the Coptic Orthodox Church. This Unicode character plays a crucial role in digital text by assisting in the correct pronunciation and interpretation of Coptic words when combined with other characters. It is used as a diacritical mark, specifically indicating the "aspiration" sound at the beginning of words. The COPTIC COMBINING SPIRITUS ASPER character holds significant linguistic and cultural importance for scholars, researchers, and practitioners within the Coptic community, providing an essential tool for maintaining the integrity of the language in digital texts.
How to type the ⳰ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 11504 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.