Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ኛ has the Unicode code point U+129B. 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+129B to binary:
00010010 10011011. 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 10011011
ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE NYAA·U+129B
ኛ
Character Information
Code Point
U+129B
HEX
129B
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 8A 9B | 11100001 10001010 10011011 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 12 9B | 00010010 10011011 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 9B 12 | 10011011 00010010 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 12 9B | 00000000 00000000 00010010 10011011 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 9B 12 00 00 | 10011011 00010010 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ኛ
URI Encoded
%E1%8A%9B
Description
U+129B is an Ethiopic syllable that plays a crucial role in the digital representation of Ethiopian languages. It is an essential component for accurately encoding texts written in Amharic, Tigrinya, and other Semitic languages spoken in Ethiopia and Eritrea. The character serves as a building block for creating words by combining with other syllables in these languages, which follow a unique script that consists of 360 characters. U+129B is part of the broader Ethiopic script family (U+1200-U+12FF and U+2D800-U+2D9FF) within the Unicode Standard, ensuring accurate digital representation and accessibility for these languages in modern computing systems.
How to type the ኛ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 4763 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.