Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ሃ has the Unicode code point U+1203. 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+1203 to binary:
00010010 00000011. 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 10001000 10000011
ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE HAA·U+1203
ሃ
Character Information
Code Point
U+1203
HEX
1203
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 88 83 | 11100001 10001000 10000011 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 12 03 | 00010010 00000011 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 03 12 | 00000011 00010010 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 12 03 | 00000000 00000000 00010010 00000011 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 03 12 00 00 | 00000011 00010010 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ሃ
URI Encoded
%E1%88%83
Description
The Unicode character U+1203, known as ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE HAA, plays a significant role in the Ethiopian language system. Typically used in digital texts, this character represents a specific phoneme in the Ethiopian script. The Ethiopic script is unique because it's an abugida system, where each symbol represents a consonant with an inherent vowel /a/. However, the letter HAA, just like other Ethiopic characters, can be modified by diacritics to indicate different vowels and semantic changes. This makes U+1203 an essential element in accurately conveying meaning in digital texts of the Ethiopian language. Despite its technical nature, U+1203's cultural significance is immense, as it helps maintain linguistic heritage and enables effective communication within the Ethiopian-speaking community.
How to type the ሃ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 4611 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.