Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ኼ has the Unicode code point U+12BC. 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+12BC to binary:
00010010 10111100. 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 10111100
ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE KXEE·U+12BC
ኼ
Character Information
Code Point
U+12BC
HEX
12BC
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 8A BC | 11100001 10001010 10111100 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 12 BC | 00010010 10111100 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | BC 12 | 10111100 00010010 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 12 BC | 00000000 00000000 00010010 10111100 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | BC 12 00 00 | 10111100 00010010 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ኼ
URI Encoded
%E1%8A%BC
Description
The Unicode character U+12BC, known as ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE KXEE, plays a vital role in Ethiopic script, which is primarily used for writing the Amharic language. It serves as a single syllable within words and phrases, contributing to the linguistic richness of the Amharic language, spoken by millions of people in Ethiopia and Eritrea. As part of the Ethiopic block introduced in Unicode 5.0, this character facilitates accurate and efficient digital communication for users who converse in languages using the Ethiopic script.
How to type the ኼ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 4796 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.