Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ⲷ has the Unicode code point U+2CB7. 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+2CB7 to binary:
00101100 10110111. 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 10110010 10110111
COPTIC SMALL LETTER CRYPTOGRAMMIC EIE·U+2CB7
ⲷ
Character Information
Code Point
U+2CB7
HEX
2CB7
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Lowercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 B2 B7 | 11100010 10110010 10110111 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 2C B7 | 00101100 10110111 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | B7 2C | 10110111 00101100 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 2C B7 | 00000000 00000000 00101100 10110111 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | B7 2C 00 00 | 10110111 00101100 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ⲷ
URI Encoded
%E2%B2%B7
Description
U+2CB7 is the Unicode code point for COPTIC SMALL LETTER CRYPTOGRAMMIC EIE, a character used in digital text to represent a letter of the Coptic alphabet. The Coptic language is primarily spoken by the native Egyptian Christian community known as Copts and has its roots in Old Egyptian. The cryptogrammic eie is one of the 24 distinct letters in the Coptic script, which evolved from the Greek alphabet during the late Roman period. While not widely used in modern digital communication, this character serves a crucial role in preserving and promoting the linguistic heritage of the Coptic language and its cultural significance. Digital typography plays an essential part in ensuring the accurate representation and transmission of such unique scripts in the age of globalized information exchange.
How to type the ⲷ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 11447 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.