Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ⲯ has the Unicode code point U+2CAF. 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+2CAF to binary:
00101100 10101111. 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 10101111
COPTIC SMALL LETTER PSI·U+2CAF
ⲯ
Character Information
Code Point
U+2CAF
HEX
2CAF
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Lowercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 B2 AF | 11100010 10110010 10101111 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 2C AF | 00101100 10101111 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | AF 2C | 10101111 00101100 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 2C AF | 00000000 00000000 00101100 10101111 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | AF 2C 00 00 | 10101111 00101100 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ⲯ
URI Encoded
%E2%B2%AF
Description
U+2CAF COPTIC SMALL LETTER PSI is a typographic character utilized in digital text to represent the lowercase letter "psi" in Coptic script. This script, derived from the Greek alphabet, was developed for writing the Coptic language, which was spoken by the Christian inhabitants of Egypt during the late Roman and early Islamic periods. The character U+2CAF holds significant linguistic and cultural value as it contributes to the preservation and revival of this ancient language. In digital text, it serves a crucial role in enabling accurate transcription, translation, and analysis of Coptic texts, thereby facilitating research on this vital historical resource.
How to type the ⲯ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 11439 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.