Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ወ has the Unicode code point U+12C8. 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+12C8 to binary:
00010010 11001000. 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 10001011 10001000
ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE WA·U+12C8
ወ
Character Information
Code Point
U+12C8
HEX
12C8
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 8B 88 | 11100001 10001011 10001000 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 12 C8 | 00010010 11001000 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | C8 12 | 11001000 00010010 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 12 C8 | 00000000 00000000 00010010 11001000 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | C8 12 00 00 | 11001000 00010010 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ወ
URI Encoded
%E1%8B%88
Description
The Unicode character U+12C8 represents the Ethiopic syllable "WA" (ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE WA). This character plays a significant role in digital text by enabling accurate representation of Ethiopic script, which is used primarily for written communication in Ethiopia and Eritrea. The Ethiopic script is an abugida system, meaning it represents syllables rather than individual letters. U+12C8, as part of this script, contributes to the precise depiction of Ethiopian languages such as Amharic, Tigre, and Tigrinya. In digital contexts, this character allows for proper text rendering, searching, and manipulation, thus facilitating communication and preserving cultural heritage in the online sphere.
How to type the ወ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 4808 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.