Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ጝ has the Unicode code point U+131D. 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+131D to binary:
00010011 00011101. 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 10011101
ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE GGE·U+131D
ጝ
Character Information
Code Point
U+131D
HEX
131D
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 8C 9D | 11100001 10001100 10011101 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 13 1D | 00010011 00011101 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 1D 13 | 00011101 00010011 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 13 1D | 00000000 00000000 00010011 00011101 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 1D 13 00 00 | 00011101 00010011 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ጝ
URI Encoded
%E1%8C%9D
Description
The Unicode character U+131D, known as ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE GGE, plays a significant role within the Ethiopian script system. In digital text, it serves as one of the 256 base characters that form Ethiopic syllables in written Amharic and other related Ge'ez-based languages. The character represents the consonantal core of the syllable "g", followed by the vowel "e" in the Ethiopic script. This syllable is utilized to construct words and sentences within these languages, which are predominantly used in Ethiopia and Eritrea. The use of U+131D reflects the rich cultural and linguistic history of Ethiopian writing, dating back to the 4th century AD. Due to its importance in digital text representation, U+131D contributes to the preservation and promotion of these languages within the realm of information technology and online communication.
How to type the ጝ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 4893 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.