Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ሯ has the Unicode code point U+122F. 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+122F to binary:
00010010 00101111. 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 10001000 10101111
ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE RWA·U+122F
ሯ
Character Information
Code Point
U+122F
HEX
122F
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 88 AF | 11100001 10001000 10101111 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 12 2F | 00010010 00101111 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 2F 12 | 00101111 00010010 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 12 2F | 00000000 00000000 00010010 00101111 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 2F 12 00 00 | 00101111 00010010 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ሯ
URI Encoded
%E1%88%AF
Description
The Unicode character U+122F, known as the Ethiopic Syllable RWA, plays a crucial role in the Ethiopian script, which is used for writing Amharic, one of the major Semitic languages in the world. In digital text, this character typically represents the consonant-vowel syllable "RWA." It is an essential part of the Ethiopian orthography system, which is unique as it uses a syllabary rather than an alphabet. The Ethiopic script has been in use for over a thousand years and carries significant cultural, linguistic, and religious importance in Ethiopia and Eritrea. As the digital world continues to expand and more languages are supported, characters like U+122F become increasingly important for preserving the richness of diverse linguistic traditions and facilitating communication across cultures.
How to type the ሯ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 4655 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.