Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ሹ has the Unicode code point U+1239. 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+1239 to binary:
00010010 00111001. 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 10111001
ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE SHU·U+1239
ሹ
Character Information
Code Point
U+1239
HEX
1239
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 88 B9 | 11100001 10001000 10111001 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 12 39 | 00010010 00111001 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 39 12 | 00111001 00010010 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 12 39 | 00000000 00000000 00010010 00111001 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 39 12 00 00 | 00111001 00010010 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ሹ
URI Encoded
%E1%88%B9
Description
The character U+1239 represents the Ethiopic syllable "Shu" in digital text. In Ethiopian orthography, this syllable is used to construct words by combining it with other vowels and consonants from the Ethiopic script. This unique writing system, known as Ge'ez or Classical Ethiopian, has been used for more than 2,000 years, playing a significant role in the cultural and religious history of Ethiopia. The Ethiopic script is an abugida, which means it is derived from the Phoenician alphabet and uses a consonant-vowel system for writing Amharic, Tigre, Tigrinya, and other Semitic languages in Ethiopia. U+1239, or ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE SHU, is an essential component of the Ethiopian language system and showcases the rich linguistic diversity present in the region.
How to type the ሹ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 4665 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.