Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ጛ has the Unicode code point U+131B. 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+131B to binary:
00010011 00011011. 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 10001100 10011011
ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE GGAA·U+131B
ጛ
Character Information
Code Point
U+131B
HEX
131B
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 8C 9B | 11100001 10001100 10011011 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 13 1B | 00010011 00011011 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 1B 13 | 00011011 00010011 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 13 1B | 00000000 00000000 00010011 00011011 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 1B 13 00 00 | 00011011 00010011 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ጛ
URI Encoded
%E1%8C%9B
Description
U+131B is a unique character within the Ethiopic script, known as ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE GGAA. This character plays a significant role in digital text, particularly in the representation of the Amharic language, which is predominantly used in Ethiopia. The Amharic writing system relies on an abugida structure, where each syllable is represented by a base letter carrying inherent vowels. The GGAA syllable is formed by modifying the base character with diacritical marks to indicate specific vowel sounds. In this case, the GGAA syllable has a distinct cultural and linguistic context as it is used to represent various words in Amharic, the official language of Ethiopia. This character contributes to the richness and diversity of digital text by providing accurate representation of the Ethiopian languages, thus facilitating communication and preservation of cultural heritage in the digital age.
How to type the ጛ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 4891 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.