Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ቅ has the Unicode code point U+1245. 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+1245 to binary:
00010010 01000101. 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 10001001 10000101
ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE QE·U+1245
ቅ
Character Information
Code Point
U+1245
HEX
1245
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 89 85 | 11100001 10001001 10000101 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 12 45 | 00010010 01000101 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 45 12 | 01000101 00010010 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 12 45 | 00000000 00000000 00010010 01000101 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 45 12 00 00 | 01000101 00010010 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ቅ
URI Encoded
%E1%89%85
Description
The Unicode character U+1245, known as ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE QE, plays a significant role in digital texts related to the Ethiopian language system. It is an integral component of the Ge'ez script, which serves as the foundation for the Ethiopian alphabet and is widely used in various Ethiopian languages such as Amharic, Tigre, Tigrinya, and others. This character specifically represents a consonant-vowel (CV) syllable in the Ethiopian syllabary, which differs from the abugida writing system commonly used in Semitic languages like Hebrew or Arabic. The Ethiopian syllabary is unique because each character corresponds to a specific combination of consonant and vowel sounds, allowing for greater efficiency in written communication. Consequently, U+1245 (ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE QE) holds immense cultural, linguistic, and technical significance within the Ethiopian language sphere. Its accurate representation in digital text is essential to maintain the integrity of historical texts, religious works, and modern literature in these languages.
How to type the ቅ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 4677 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.