Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ህ has the Unicode code point U+1205. 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+1205 to binary:
00010010 00000101. 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 10000101
ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE HE·U+1205
ህ
Character Information
Code Point
U+1205
HEX
1205
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 88 85 | 11100001 10001000 10000101 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 12 05 | 00010010 00000101 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 05 12 | 00000101 00010010 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 12 05 | 00000000 00000000 00010010 00000101 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 05 12 00 00 | 00000101 00010010 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ህ
URI Encoded
%E1%88%85
Description
U+1205 is a Unicode character code representing the Ethiopic Syllable HE (ሴ). In digital text, this character serves as a fundamental building block for the Ethiopic script, which is primarily used for writing Amharic and other Ethiopian Semitic languages. The Ethiopic script is one of the oldest extant writing systems, with its origins dating back to the 4th century AD. U+1205 is part of a larger set of Ethiopic characters in the Unicode Standard, which aim to accurately represent and preserve the cultural and linguistic richness of the Amharic language and its related dialects. The Ethiopic script is unique as it consists of 360 unique letters and uses a syllabic alphabet system, which distinguishes it from other Abugida scripts such as Ge'ez or the modern Hebrew alphabet.
How to type the ህ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 4613 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.