Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ⲫ has the Unicode code point U+2CAB. 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+2CAB to binary:
00101100 10101011. 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 10101011
COPTIC SMALL LETTER FI·U+2CAB
ⲫ
Character Information
Code Point
U+2CAB
HEX
2CAB
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Lowercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 B2 AB | 11100010 10110010 10101011 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 2C AB | 00101100 10101011 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | AB 2C | 10101011 00101100 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 2C AB | 00000000 00000000 00101100 10101011 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | AB 2C 00 00 | 10101011 00101100 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ⲫ
URI Encoded
%E2%B2%AB
Description
The Unicode character U+2CAB represents the COPTIC SMALL LETTER FI (𐡿) in digital text. This character is part of the Coptic alphabet, which was used to write the Coptic language, the last stage of the Egyptian language during the Roman and Byzantine periods. The Coptic script has been of significant cultural and historical importance, as it played a crucial role in the preservation of Christian literature written in the Coptic language. U+2CAB is used to represent the consonantal sound "f" in Coptic script. In typography and digital text, its use is primarily limited to transcription, translation, or study of Coptic texts, such as religious works, manuscripts, and inscriptions. Due to its specialized nature, the character U+2CAB may not be commonly encountered outside of specific linguistic or historical contexts. In digital text processing, U+2CAB is encoded using Unicode, which enables accurate and consistent representation across different devices and platforms. The character's accurate encoding ensures that researchers, scholars, and students studying Coptic language and history can access and utilize these valuable texts with fidelity.
How to type the ⲫ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 11435 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.