Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ⶳ has the Unicode code point U+2DB3. 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+2DB3 to binary:
00101101 10110011. 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 10110110 10110011
ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE ZZAA·U+2DB3
ⶳ
Character Information
Code Point
U+2DB3
HEX
2DB3
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 B6 B3 | 11100010 10110110 10110011 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 2D B3 | 00101101 10110011 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | B3 2D | 10110011 00101101 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 2D B3 | 00000000 00000000 00101101 10110011 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | B3 2D 00 00 | 10110011 00101101 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ⶳ
URI Encoded
%E2%B6%B3
Description
U+2DB3 is a Unicode character representing the Ethiopic syllable "ZZAA" in digital text. In the Ethiopic script, which is predominantly used for writing Amharic and other Semitic languages, each character typically represents a consonant-vowel sequence. Therefore, this character is utilized to represent the consonant "Z" followed by the vowel "A," as in "ZZAA." The Ethiopic script has its own unique design, which includes various diacritics and ligatures that are not found in other scripts. This character's primary role is to facilitate accurate transcription of spoken Amharic or other Ethiopic languages into written form, thereby preserving cultural identity and facilitating communication among speakers of these languages.
How to type the ⶳ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 11699 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.