Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ቢ has the Unicode code point U+1262. 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+1262 to binary:
00010010 01100010. 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 10001001 10100010
ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE BI·U+1262
ቢ
Character Information
Code Point
U+1262
HEX
1262
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 89 A2 | 11100001 10001001 10100010 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 12 62 | 00010010 01100010 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 62 12 | 01100010 00010010 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 12 62 | 00000000 00000000 00010010 01100010 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 62 12 00 00 | 01100010 00010010 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ቢ
URI Encoded
%E1%89%A2
Description
The Unicode character U+1262, known as ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE BI, plays a significant role in the Ethiopic script, which is used to write the Amharic language, the official language of Ethiopia and one of the two working languages of the African Union. In digital text, this character represents a specific phonetic building block for constructing words within the Ethiopic syllabary. The Ethiopic script has been in use for over a thousand years, making it one of the oldest surviving writing systems in the world. As such, U+1262 contributes to preserving and promoting the rich linguistic and cultural heritage of Ethiopia and its speakers. In technical terms, this character is encoded within the Ge'ez block (which spans the range of Unicode code points from U+1200 to U+139F) in order to enable accurate and consistent rendering across different digital platforms and devices.
How to type the ቢ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 4706 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.