Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ፻ has the Unicode code point U+137B. 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+137B to binary:
00010011 01111011. 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 10001101 10111011
ETHIOPIC NUMBER HUNDRED·U+137B
፻
Character Information
Code Point
U+137B
HEX
137B
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Number
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 8D BB | 11100001 10001101 10111011 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 13 7B | 00010011 01111011 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 7B 13 | 01111011 00010011 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 13 7B | 00000000 00000000 00010011 01111011 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 7B 13 00 00 | 01111011 00010011 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
፻
URI Encoded
%E1%8D%BB
Description
The Unicode character U+137B represents the Ethiopic numeral for one hundred in written form. In the Ethiopian calendar system, it is commonly used to denote centuries and millennia, which are divided into 100-year units called "gantirs." The use of this character is primarily found within the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church and its associated literature, as well as in other documents related to the Ethiopian culture and history. The Ethiopic script itself belongs to the Abugida family of scripts, which are characterized by their unique way of representing vowels through diacritical marks attached to consonants. U+137B is essential for accurate representation of historical events, religious texts, and cultural documents within the Ethiopian context, ensuring that the nuances of this distinct linguistic tradition are preserved in digital text.
How to type the ፻ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 4987 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.