Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ኰ has the Unicode code point U+12B0. 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+12B0 to binary:
00010010 10110000. 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 10001010 10110000
ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE KWA·U+12B0
ኰ
Character Information
Code Point
U+12B0
HEX
12B0
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 8A B0 | 11100001 10001010 10110000 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 12 B0 | 00010010 10110000 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | B0 12 | 10110000 00010010 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 12 B0 | 00000000 00000000 00010010 10110000 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | B0 12 00 00 | 10110000 00010010 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ኰ
URI Encoded
%E1%8A%B0
Description
The Unicode character U+12B0 represents the Ethiopic syllable "KWA" in digital text. This character is vital for transcribing and typing Ethiopic script, which is primarily used to write Amharic, the official language of Ethiopia and Eritrea. In the Ethiopic script, each consonant is combined with a vowel to form a complete syllable, and U+12B0 serves this purpose by joining the base consonant "K" with the vowel "WA". The use of such characters enables accurate transcription and communication in Amharic and other Ethiopic-script languages, preserving their unique linguistic features. As digital technologies continue to expand, the importance of Unicode characters like U+12B0 is increasingly apparent, ensuring the accurate representation of diverse languages and scripts online and in software applications.
How to type the ኰ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 4784 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.