Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ቚ has the Unicode code point U+125A. 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+125A to binary:
00010010 01011010. 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 10011010
ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE QHWI·U+125A
ቚ
Character Information
Code Point
U+125A
HEX
125A
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 89 9A | 11100001 10001001 10011010 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 12 5A | 00010010 01011010 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 5A 12 | 01011010 00010010 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 12 5A | 00000000 00000000 00010010 01011010 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 5A 12 00 00 | 01011010 00010010 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ቚ
URI Encoded
%E1%89%9A
Description
The Unicode character U+125A, known as ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE QHWI, plays a significant role in the Ethiopian writing system. This unique character is utilized in digital text to represent a specific syllable in the Ge'ez script, which is an ancient South Semitic language predominantly used for religious and historical texts in Ethiopia. The Ge'ez script has been employed as the liturgical language of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church and Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church for centuries. In addition to its cultural importance, the character U+125A contributes to maintaining linguistic diversity by preserving and promoting the Ethiopian language heritage in digital spaces.
How to type the ቚ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 4698 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.