Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ሸ has the Unicode code point U+1238. 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+1238 to binary:
00010010 00111000. 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 10111000
ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE SHA·U+1238
ሸ
Character Information
Code Point
U+1238
HEX
1238
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 88 B8 | 11100001 10001000 10111000 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 12 38 | 00010010 00111000 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 38 12 | 00111000 00010010 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 12 38 | 00000000 00000000 00010010 00111000 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 38 12 00 00 | 00111000 00010010 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ሸ
URI Encoded
%E1%88%B8
Description
The Unicode character U+1238 represents the Ethiopic Syllable Sha (ሶ) in digital text. As a part of the Ethiopic script, it is predominantly used for writing Amharic, the official language of Ethiopia and Eritrea, as well as other Ethiopian Semitic languages like Tigre, Tigrinya, and Gurage. U+1238 contributes to the unique phonetic and typographical features of these languages, enabling accurate representation and communication of their rich cultural heritage. The character is essential for digital text processing in these languages, facilitating tasks such as search, analysis, and translation.
How to type the ሸ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 4664 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.