Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ⲵ has the Unicode code point U+2CB5. 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+2CB5 to binary:
00101100 10110101. 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 10110101
COPTIC SMALL LETTER OLD COPTIC AIN·U+2CB5
ⲵ
Character Information
Code Point
U+2CB5
HEX
2CB5
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Lowercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 B2 B5 | 11100010 10110010 10110101 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 2C B5 | 00101100 10110101 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | B5 2C | 10110101 00101100 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 2C B5 | 00000000 00000000 00101100 10110101 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | B5 2C 00 00 | 10110101 00101100 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ⲵ
URI Encoded
%E2%B2%B5
Description
The Unicode character U+2CB5, known as the COPTIC SMALL LETTER OLD COPTIC AIN, plays a significant role in digital text representing the Old Coptic alphabet. This alphabet was primarily used for writing the liturgical texts of the Coptic Church, which is part of the Oriental Orthodox tradition rooted in ancient Egypt. The character U+2CB5 is essential for accurate representation of these historical texts, as it accurately portrays the sound and structure of the Old Coptic language. In digital typography and Unicode-compliant applications, this character aids in preserving cultural heritage and facilitates scholarly research on Coptic literature, history, and linguistics.
How to type the ⲵ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 11445 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.