Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ሄ has the Unicode code point U+1204. 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+1204 to binary:
00010010 00000100. 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 10000100
ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE HEE·U+1204
ሄ
Character Information
Code Point
U+1204
HEX
1204
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 88 84 | 11100001 10001000 10000100 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 12 04 | 00010010 00000100 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 04 12 | 00000100 00010010 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 12 04 | 00000000 00000000 00010010 00000100 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 04 12 00 00 | 00000100 00010010 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ሄ
URI Encoded
%E1%88%84
Description
The Unicode character U+1204 represents the Ethiopic syllable 'HEE', a fundamental component of the Ethiopic script used in Ethiopia and Eritrea. In digital text, it serves as a building block for constructing words in the Ge'ez language, which is the liturgical language of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church and Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church. This syllable is part of an ancient writing system that dates back to the 4th century AD, making it a significant cultural artifact in African history. The Ethiopic script is unique due to its abugida structure, where each character represents a consonant with an inherent vowel 'A', requiring diacritics to denote other vowels or to modify the base consonant. U+1204's role in digital text highlights the importance of Unicode for preserving and disseminating linguistic diversity across the globe.
How to type the ሄ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 4612 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.