Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ቶ has the Unicode code point U+1276. 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+1276 to binary:
00010010 01110110. 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 10110110
ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE TO·U+1276
ቶ
Character Information
Code Point
U+1276
HEX
1276
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 89 B6 | 11100001 10001001 10110110 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 12 76 | 00010010 01110110 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 76 12 | 01110110 00010010 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 12 76 | 00000000 00000000 00010010 01110110 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 76 12 00 00 | 01110110 00010010 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ቶ
URI Encoded
%E1%89%B6
Description
U+1276 is an Ethiopic syllable block character used in the Ge'ez script, a historical writing system predominantly employed for the Ethiopian Semitic languages, such as Amharic, Tigre, Tigrinya, and others. This Unicode character plays a significant role in digital text representation by enabling accurate encoding of the complex Ethiopic syllabary, which consists of 256 characters. The Ethiopic script is widely used for religious texts, particularly in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, as well as for secular purposes in everyday communication. As a result, U+1276's inclusion in the Unicode Standard helps preserve and promote Ethiopia's rich linguistic heritage in the digital age, ensuring that these languages can be accurately and consistently represented across different platforms, applications, and devices.
How to type the ቶ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 4726 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.