Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ዻ has the Unicode code point U+12FB. 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+12FB to binary:
00010010 11111011. 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 10001011 10111011
ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE DDAA·U+12FB
ዻ
Character Information
Code Point
U+12FB
HEX
12FB
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 8B BB | 11100001 10001011 10111011 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 12 FB | 00010010 11111011 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | FB 12 | 11111011 00010010 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 12 FB | 00000000 00000000 00010010 11111011 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | FB 12 00 00 | 11111011 00010010 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ዻ
URI Encoded
%E1%8B%BB
Description
The Unicode character U+12FB, known as ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE DDAA, holds a significant position within the Ethiopic script. This script is primarily used for writing Amharic, an Afro-Asiatic language predominantly spoken in Ethiopia. In digital text processing, this character serves a crucial role as part of the building blocks of words in the Ethiopic script. Each syllable in Amharic is represented by a unique sequence of characters from the Ethiopic script, and U+12FB forms an integral component of the DDAA syllable. The ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE DDAA character contributes to the accurate representation and preservation of linguistic nuances in the digital realm, enabling seamless text processing and translation for users who interact with Amharic or other Ethiopic languages.
How to type the ዻ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 4859 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.