Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ⲿ has the Unicode code point U+2CBF. 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+2CBF to binary:
00101100 10111111. 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 10111111
COPTIC SMALL LETTER OLD COPTIC OOU·U+2CBF
ⲿ
Character Information
Code Point
U+2CBF
HEX
2CBF
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Lowercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 B2 BF | 11100010 10110010 10111111 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 2C BF | 00101100 10111111 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | BF 2C | 10111111 00101100 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 2C BF | 00000000 00000000 00101100 10111111 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | BF 2C 00 00 | 10111111 00101100 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ⲿ
URI Encoded
%E2%B2%BF
Description
The Unicode character U+2CBF represents the 'COPTIC SMALL LETTER OLD COPTIC OOU' in the Coptic Unicode block. This character is specifically used for digital text representation of the Old Coptic script, an ancient writing system utilized by the Copts, who are the modern-day inhabitants of Egypt. The Coptic alphabet evolved from the Greek alphabet and was adopted by the Coptic Church to transcribe their liturgical language, which is derived from classical Egyptian. Today, this character plays a crucial role in digital humanities and linguistic studies, particularly for scholars researching ancient languages and manuscripts. In its typical usage within digital text, U+2CBF remains faithful to its original function, preserving the unique cultural and linguistic context of the Old Coptic script and its historical significance in Egypt's rich heritage.
How to type the ⲿ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 11455 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.