Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ዮ has the Unicode code point U+12EE. 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+12EE to binary:
00010010 11101110. 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 10101110
ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE YO·U+12EE
ዮ
Character Information
Code Point
U+12EE
HEX
12EE
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 8B AE | 11100001 10001011 10101110 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 12 EE | 00010010 11101110 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | EE 12 | 11101110 00010010 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 12 EE | 00000000 00000000 00010010 11101110 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | EE 12 00 00 | 11101110 00010010 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ዮ
URI Encoded
%E1%8B%AE
Description
The Unicode character U+12EE represents the Ethiopic syllable 'yo', which is a fundamental component of the Ethiopic script. In digital text, this character serves as a building block for constructing words in languages like Amharic, Tigre, and Tigrinya, which are spoken by millions of people across the Horn of Africa. U+12EE plays a crucial role in preserving and promoting the cultural heritage of these communities, facilitating accurate text input, display, and processing on modern digital platforms. As an essential element of the Ethiopic script, U+12EE helps maintain linguistic continuity for speakers of these languages and ensures that their rich literary traditions are not lost or distorted in the digital realm.
How to type the ዮ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 4846 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.