Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ⷅ has the Unicode code point U+2DC5. 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+2DC5 to binary:
00101101 11000101. 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 10000101
ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE QYE·U+2DC5
ⷅ
Character Information
Code Point
U+2DC5
HEX
2DC5
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 B7 85 | 11100010 10110111 10000101 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 2D C5 | 00101101 11000101 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | C5 2D | 11000101 00101101 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 2D C5 | 00000000 00000000 00101101 11000101 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | C5 2D 00 00 | 11000101 00101101 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ⷅ
URI Encoded
%E2%B7%85
Description
The character U+2DC5, known as ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE QYE, plays a significant role in digital texts that involve the Ethiopic script. It is used to represent the syllable "qye" in the Ethiopic language, which is primarily spoken in Ethiopia and Eritrea. In the context of linguistics, this character represents one of the 46 alphabetic characters in the Ethiopic script, which is an abugida system that forms the basis of written Amharic and other Semitic languages in the region. The character U+2DC5 contributes to the accurate representation of these languages on digital platforms, thus facilitating communication and cultural exchange among speakers of Ethiopic-based languages. In terms of technical context, this character is part of the Unicode Standard, which aims to provide a unique number for every character, symbol, or glyph to ensure uniformity and compatibility across various software applications and operating systems.
How to type the ⷅ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 11717 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.