Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ፧ has the Unicode code point U+1367. 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+1367 to binary:
00010011 01100111. 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 10100111
ETHIOPIC QUESTION MARK·U+1367
፧
Character Information
Code Point
U+1367
HEX
1367
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Punctuation
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 8D A7 | 11100001 10001101 10100111 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 13 67 | 00010011 01100111 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 67 13 | 01100111 00010011 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 13 67 | 00000000 00000000 00010011 01100111 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 67 13 00 00 | 01100111 00010011 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
፧
URI Encoded
%E1%8D%A7
Description
The character U+1367, known as ETHIOPIC QUESTION MARK, plays a vital role in the Ethiopic script. In digital text, it serves as a punctuation mark to indicate doubt or query, similar to its counterparts in other scripts such as the Latin question mark. The Ethiopic script is predominantly used for writing Amharic and other Semitic languages like Tigrinya and Tigre, which are spoken by millions of people across East Africa. This character is a crucial component of these languages' written forms, enabling readers to distinguish between statements, questions, and other sentence structures. Despite its relatively niche usage compared to more globally recognized punctuation marks, the ETHIOPIC QUESTION MARK holds an essential position in maintaining clarity and effective communication within Ethiopian and Eritrean linguistic communities.
How to type the ፧ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 4967 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.