Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ሓ has the Unicode code point U+1213. 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+1213 to binary:
00010010 00010011. 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 10010011
ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE HHAA·U+1213
ሓ
Character Information
Code Point
U+1213
HEX
1213
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 88 93 | 11100001 10001000 10010011 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 12 13 | 00010010 00010011 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 13 12 | 00010011 00010010 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 12 13 | 00000000 00000000 00010010 00010011 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 13 12 00 00 | 00010011 00010010 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ሓ
URI Encoded
%E1%88%93
Description
The Unicode character U+1213, ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE HHAA, holds a significant position in the Ethiopic script used for writing Amharic and several other Ethiopian Semitic languages. In digital text, it serves as a building block of words in these languages, functioning much like individual letters do in Latin-script alphabets. The Ethiopic script is unique due to its abugida system, where each symbol represents both a consonant and an inherent vowel. Consequently, U+1213 carries the consonantal value "h" and the inherent vowel "aa," rendering it equivalent to the English combination "ha." The Ethiopic script is estimated to have been developed around the 5th century AD, making it one of the oldest extant writing systems in continuous use. It has played a vital role in the preservation and dissemination of Ethiopian history, culture, religion, and literature, particularly the sacred texts of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. The character U+1213, therefore, holds immense cultural and linguistic significance within Ethiopia and beyond its borders. Technically, U+1213 is part of a larger set of Unicode characters, which encompass over 140,000 characters from various scripts, representing most of the world's written languages. The inclusion of the Ethiopic script in Unicode ensures that digital information can be represented and shared across diverse linguistic communities globally.
How to type the ሓ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 4627 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.