Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ⲥ has the Unicode code point U+2CA5. 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+2CA5 to binary:
00101100 10100101. 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 10100101
COPTIC SMALL LETTER SIMA·U+2CA5
ⲥ
Character Information
Code Point
U+2CA5
HEX
2CA5
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Lowercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 B2 A5 | 11100010 10110010 10100101 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 2C A5 | 00101100 10100101 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | A5 2C | 10100101 00101100 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 2C A5 | 00000000 00000000 00101100 10100101 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | A5 2C 00 00 | 10100101 00101100 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ⲥ
URI Encoded
%E2%B2%A5
Description
The Unicode character U+2CA5, known as COPTIC SMALL LETTER SIMA, plays a significant role in the representation of the Coptic language in digital text. Coptic, the liturgical language of the Coptic Orthodox Church, is primarily used by the native Egyptian Christians who follow this faith. This character holds an essential place in transcribing and encoding Coptic texts for various purposes such as religious studies, linguistics research, and digital preservation of historical documents. As a part of the Coptic alphabet, COPTIC SMALL LETTER SIMA represents a distinct sound in the Coptic language, contributing to the unique phonetic and grammatical structure of this ancient Egyptian language.
How to type the ⲥ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 11429 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.