Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ዖ has the Unicode code point U+12D6. 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+12D6 to binary:
00010010 11010110. 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 10010110
ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE PHARYNGEAL O·U+12D6
ዖ
Character Information
Code Point
U+12D6
HEX
12D6
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 8B 96 | 11100001 10001011 10010110 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 12 D6 | 00010010 11010110 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | D6 12 | 11010110 00010010 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 12 D6 | 00000000 00000000 00010010 11010110 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | D6 12 00 00 | 11010110 00010010 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ዖ
URI Encoded
%E1%8B%96
Description
U+12D6 is an Ethiopic syllable character, specifically the pharyngeal consonant "O" (ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE PHARYNGEAL O). In digital text, it primarily serves a role in transcribing the Amharic language and other related Gé'ez-based languages. Amharic is the official working language of Ethiopia and Eritrea, with a significant number of speakers globally. The character contributes to the accurate representation of these languages in digital text form and helps maintain linguistic integrity in electronic documents, websites, and applications. As a part of the Gé'ez script, which has been used for over 2,000 years, U+12D6 showcases the rich cultural history and unique typographic characteristics of the Ethiopian writing system.
How to type the ዖ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 4822 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.