Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ዓ has the Unicode code point U+12D3. 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+12D3 to binary:
00010010 11010011. 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 10001011 10010011
ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE PHARYNGEAL AA·U+12D3
ዓ
Character Information
Code Point
U+12D3
HEX
12D3
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 8B 93 | 11100001 10001011 10010011 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 12 D3 | 00010010 11010011 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | D3 12 | 11010011 00010010 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 12 D3 | 00000000 00000000 00010010 11010011 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | D3 12 00 00 | 11010011 00010010 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ዓ
URI Encoded
%E1%8B%93
Description
The Unicode character U+12D3 represents the Ethiopic syllable pharyngeal AA (ነ). It is a part of the Ethiopic abugida, which is used to write Amharic and several other Semitic languages spoken in Ethiopia. In digital text, this character serves as a single unit of phonetic value and contributes to the orthography of these languages. The syllable AA (ነ) consists of two consonants: 'aleph' (አ) and 'waw' (ፂ). This structure is common in Ethiopic abugida, where each letter carries both a consonantal and vowel component. Although not widely recognized outside Ethiopia, the U+12D3 character plays a crucial role in transcribing and preserving Ethiopian languages, reflecting their unique linguistic and cultural heritage.
How to type the ዓ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 4819 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.