Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ዹ has the Unicode code point U+12F9. 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+12F9 to binary:
00010010 11111001. 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 10111001
ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE DDU·U+12F9
ዹ
Character Information
Code Point
U+12F9
HEX
12F9
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 8B B9 | 11100001 10001011 10111001 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 12 F9 | 00010010 11111001 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | F9 12 | 11111001 00010010 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 12 F9 | 00000000 00000000 00010010 11111001 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | F9 12 00 00 | 11111001 00010010 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ዹ
URI Encoded
%E1%8B%B9
Description
U+12F9, the ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE DDU character, is a crucial component of the Ethiopic script, which is primarily used for writing Amharic, the official language of Ethiopia. In digital text, this character serves as a building block for creating words and phrases in the Ethiopic script system. The ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE DDU symbol represents the consonant-vowel combination "d-i" or "d-u," with "dd" being the primary consonant and "u" or "i" being the secondary vowel. This character, like other Ethiopic script symbols, is written from right to left and is used in various contexts such as religious texts, literature, and everyday communication in Ethiopia and Eritrea. The Ethiopic script is a unique abugida system, which means that each symbol represents a consonant with an inherent vowel, simplifying the process of writing syllables.
How to type the ዹ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 4857 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.