Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ኳ has the Unicode code point U+12B3. 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+12B3 to binary:
00010010 10110011. 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 10110011
ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE KWAA·U+12B3
ኳ
Character Information
Code Point
U+12B3
HEX
12B3
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 8A B3 | 11100001 10001010 10110011 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 12 B3 | 00010010 10110011 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | B3 12 | 10110011 00010010 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 12 B3 | 00000000 00000000 00010010 10110011 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | B3 12 00 00 | 10110011 00010010 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ኳ
URI Encoded
%E1%8A%B3
Description
The Unicode character U+12B3 represents the Ethiopic syllable 'Kwaa' (ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE KWAA) in digital text. This character is used within the Ethiopic script, which is employed for writing the Ethiopian languages such as Amharic and Tigrinya. In its role as a syllable, U+12B3 follows the general pattern of Ethiopic script where each character represents a consonant-vowel pair, with certain characters representing vowels alone. The Ethiopic script is abugida in structure, meaning that it has a consonantal base and inherent vowels, with additional diacritics used to modify the inherent vowel. As such, U+12B3 may be combined with other Ethiopic characters to create more complex syllables or words. The character contributes to the cultural and linguistic richness of the Ethiopian languages by providing a way to express various sounds and intonations native to these languages, which are otherwise hard to represent in other scripts.
How to type the ኳ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 4787 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.