Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ዾ has the Unicode code point U+12FE. 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+12FE to binary:
00010010 11111110. 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 10111110
ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE DDO·U+12FE
ዾ
Character Information
Code Point
U+12FE
HEX
12FE
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 8B BE | 11100001 10001011 10111110 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 12 FE | 00010010 11111110 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | FE 12 | 11111110 00010010 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 12 FE | 00000000 00000000 00010010 11111110 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | FE 12 00 00 | 11111110 00010010 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ዾ
URI Encoded
%E1%8B%BE
Description
The Unicode character U+12FE, known as the Ethiopic Syllable DDO, plays a vital role in digital texts representing the Ethiopic script. It is one of the 256 characters that constitute the Ethiopic (Ge'ez) script block, primarily used for writing the official language of Ethiopia and Eritrea, Amharic. The Ethiopic script has been in use for over 1,400 years, making it one of the oldest surviving writing systems in the world. U+12FE specifically represents a specific sound or syllable in the Ethiopic script, contributing to the formation of words and sentences. Digital texts that use this character are often found in translations, academic studies, or any other materials related to Ethiopian culture, history, and language. The character's presence in digital texts helps preserve the richness of the Ethiopic script and contributes to the accurate representation of Amharic and other Ethiopian languages on modern computing platforms.
How to type the ዾ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 4862 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.