Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ኌ has the Unicode code point U+128C. 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+128C to binary:
00010010 10001100. 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 10001010 10001100
ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE XWEE·U+128C
ኌ
Character Information
Code Point
U+128C
HEX
128C
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 8A 8C | 11100001 10001010 10001100 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 12 8C | 00010010 10001100 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 8C 12 | 10001100 00010010 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 12 8C | 00000000 00000000 00010010 10001100 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 8C 12 00 00 | 10001100 00010010 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ኌ
URI Encoded
%E1%8A%8C
Description
The Unicode character U+128C, known as ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE XWEE, holds a significant position in the Ethiopian orthography system. In digital text, this character serves as a basic building block for constructing words in Ethiopian languages that use the Ethiopic script. It represents the consonant-vowel structure common to the syllabary, allowing writers and typographers to create a wide range of words and phrases. The ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE XWEE character is crucial for maintaining the linguistic integrity and cultural identity of Ethiopian languages in digital environments, where accurate representation of their scripts is essential. By ensuring the correct encoding and display of U+128C and other Ethiopic script characters, developers and software providers contribute to the preservation and promotion of this unique writing system, which has been in use for over a millennium.
How to type the ኌ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 4748 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.