Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ⷝ has the Unicode code point U+2DDD. 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+2DDD to binary:
00101101 11011101. 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 10110111 10011101
ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE GYE·U+2DDD
ⷝ
Character Information
Code Point
U+2DDD
HEX
2DDD
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 B7 9D | 11100010 10110111 10011101 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 2D DD | 00101101 11011101 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | DD 2D | 11011101 00101101 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 2D DD | 00000000 00000000 00101101 11011101 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | DD 2D 00 00 | 11011101 00101101 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ⷝ
URI Encoded
%E2%B7%9D
Description
The Unicode character U+2DDD, known as the Ethiopic Syllable GyE, plays a significant role in digital text, particularly within the Ethiopic script. This script is predominantly used for writing Amharic, one of the major Semitic languages spoken in Ethiopia and Eritrea. The Ethiopic Syllable GyE character represents a specific syllable structure in the Amharic language, which consists of a consonant followed by a vowel sound. This character, like other Ethiopic script characters, is crucial for accurate digital representation and translation of texts written in these languages. In terms of technical context, U+2DDD is part of the Ethiopic Extended Unicode block, which was added to expand the support for additional Ethiopian scripts beyond the original Ethiopic script included in Unicode 1.0. The addition of this character and others within this block has facilitated more accurate digital text representation for a wide range of Ethiopian languages and dialects, contributing to better communication and understanding across linguistic and cultural boundaries.
How to type the ⷝ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 11741 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.