Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ዜ has the Unicode code point U+12DC. 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+12DC to binary:
00010010 11011100. 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 10011100
ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE ZEE·U+12DC
ዜ
Character Information
Code Point
U+12DC
HEX
12DC
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 8B 9C | 11100001 10001011 10011100 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 12 DC | 00010010 11011100 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | DC 12 | 11011100 00010010 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 12 DC | 00000000 00000000 00010010 11011100 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | DC 12 00 00 | 11011100 00010010 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ዜ
URI Encoded
%E1%8B%9C
Description
The Unicode character U+12DC, known as the ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE ZEE (ኝ), plays a significant role in digital text within the Ethiopian language system. In its typical usage, this character represents the sound "ee" or "zi," depending on the context, and is part of the Ethiopic abugida script, which is used to write multiple Semitic languages, including Amharic, Tigrinya, and others. The Ethiopic script is unique in its structure, where each character represents a consonant with an inherent vowel "a," and additional vowels are denoted by diacritics above or below the base character. U+12DC contributes to preserving cultural heritage, language diversity, and effective communication within these communities that primarily use Ethiopic script for written expression.
How to type the ዜ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 4828 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.