Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ሰ has the Unicode code point U+1230. 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+1230 to binary:
00010010 00110000. 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 10110000
ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE SA·U+1230
ሰ
Character Information
Code Point
U+1230
HEX
1230
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 88 B0 | 11100001 10001000 10110000 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 12 30 | 00010010 00110000 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 30 12 | 00110000 00010010 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 12 30 | 00000000 00000000 00010010 00110000 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 30 12 00 00 | 00110000 00010010 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ሰ
URI Encoded
%E1%88%B0
Description
The Unicode character U+1230 represents the Ethiopic syllable SA (ኢ). In digital text, this character serves as a building block for forming words in the Ethiopic script, which is used primarily for writing Amharic and several other languages spoken in the Horn of Africa. Ethiopia has a rich linguistic heritage, with more than 80 living languages spoken across the country. The Ethiopic script, also known as Ge'ez or Old Testament Ethiopic, has been used for over 2,500 years and is considered one of the longest-surviving writing systems in the world. In a technical context, U+1230 is part of the Ethiopic Extended Unicode block (U+1200 to U+16FF), which was added to the Unicode Standard in 2007 to support additional characters needed for Ethiopian languages beyond the original Ethiopic script.
How to type the ሰ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 4656 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.