Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ሊ has the Unicode code point U+120A. 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+120A to binary:
00010010 00001010. 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 10001010
ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE LI·U+120A
ሊ
Character Information
Code Point
U+120A
HEX
120A
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 88 8A | 11100001 10001000 10001010 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 12 0A | 00010010 00001010 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 0A 12 | 00001010 00010010 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 12 0A | 00000000 00000000 00010010 00001010 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 0A 12 00 00 | 00001010 00010010 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ሊ
URI Encoded
%E1%88%8A
Description
The Unicode character U+120A is known as the Ethiopic Syllable LI. This character plays a crucial role in the representation of the Ethiopic (Ge'ez) script, which is an abugida writing system used primarily for Amharic and other Semitic languages in Ethiopia and Eritrea. In digital text, it serves as one of 193 individual graphemes or basic units that combine to form a syllable in the Ethiopic script. Each character represents a consonant with an inherent vowel, with U+120A specifically representing the consonantal sound 'l' followed by the inherent vowel 'i'. The use of this character contributes to the accuracy and clarity of digital text in languages that employ the Ethiopic script.
How to type the ሊ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 4618 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.