Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character has the Unicode code point U+12BF. 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+12BF to binary:
00010010 10111111. 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:
11100001 10001010 10111111
CHARACTER 12BF·U+12BF
Character Information
Code Point
U+12BF
HEX
12BF
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 8A BF | 11100001 10001010 10111111 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 12 BF | 00010010 10111111 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | BF 12 | 10111111 00010010 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 12 BF | 00000000 00000000 00010010 10111111 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | BF 12 00 00 | 10111111 00010010 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
኿
URI Encoded
%E1%8A%BF
Description
U+12BF is a character in the Unicode Standard that represents an essential component of the Ethiopic script. This script is primarily used to write the Ethiopian languages, including Amharic, Tigre, Tigrinya, and others. In digital text, this specific character plays a crucial role as it denotes the "se" sound, which is a common consonant-vowel sequence in these languages. The character U+12BF holds significant cultural, linguistic, and technical importance due to its usage in these widely spoken African languages, contributing to the rich tapestry of global communication.
How to type the symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 4799 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.