Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ጲ has the Unicode code point U+1332. 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+1332 to binary:
00010011 00110010. 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 10001100 10110010
ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE PHI·U+1332
ጲ
Character Information
Code Point
U+1332
HEX
1332
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 8C B2 | 11100001 10001100 10110010 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 13 32 | 00010011 00110010 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 32 13 | 00110010 00010011 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 13 32 | 00000000 00000000 00010011 00110010 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 32 13 00 00 | 00110010 00010011 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ጲ
URI Encoded
%E1%8C%B2
Description
The Unicode character U+1332 represents the Ethiopic syllable 'Phi' (፲). In digital text, this character is used within the Ethiopic script, which is predominantly employed for writing Amharic, one of the major languages in Ethiopia. As a syllabary, the Ethiopic script consists of 256 distinct symbols that represent either consonants or vowels. The character U+1332 specifically functions as a vowel, modifying the sound of the preceding consonant in the Ethiopian script. This character, along with other Ethiopic syllables and characters, plays a significant role in maintaining linguistic accuracy and cultural identity for speakers of Amharic and other Ethiopic-based languages. In terms of technical context, U+1332 is part of the Ethiopic Extended Unicode block (U+1350 to U+1374), which was introduced in Unicode version 5.1 to provide a more comprehensive representation of the Ethiopic script.
How to type the ጲ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 4914 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.