Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ኑ has the Unicode code point U+1291. 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+1291 to binary:
00010010 10010001. 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 10010001
ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE NU·U+1291
ኑ
Character Information
Code Point
U+1291
HEX
1291
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 8A 91 | 11100001 10001010 10010001 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 12 91 | 00010010 10010001 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 91 12 | 10010001 00010010 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 12 91 | 00000000 00000000 00010010 10010001 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 91 12 00 00 | 10010001 00010010 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ኑ
URI Encoded
%E1%8A%91
Description
U+1291, also known as ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE NU, plays a significant role in digital texts as it is a Unicode character representing a specific syllable in the Ethiopic script. The Ethiopic script, which is one of the oldest writing systems still in use today, has been used for over 2000 years to write various languages within the Ethiopian region, including Amharic, Tigre, and Tigrinya. In digital communication and text processing, Unicode characters like U+1291 enable accurate and consistent representation of these languages in a variety of software applications, ensuring smooth information exchange and preservation of cultural identity. While this particular character represents the syllable 'nu', other Ethiopic script characters represent different syllables, making it possible to accurately transcribe words, sentences, and complex texts in these languages using Unicode.
How to type the ኑ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 4753 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.