Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ዠ has the Unicode code point U+12E0. 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+12E0 to binary:
00010010 11100000. 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 10100000
ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE ZHA·U+12E0
ዠ
Character Information
Code Point
U+12E0
HEX
12E0
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 8B A0 | 11100001 10001011 10100000 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 12 E0 | 00010010 11100000 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | E0 12 | 11100000 00010010 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 12 E0 | 00000000 00000000 00010010 11100000 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | E0 12 00 00 | 11100000 00010010 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ዠ
URI Encoded
%E1%8B%A0
Description
U+12E0 is the code point for the Ethiopic syllable Zha (ኸ), a character used in the Ge'ez script, which is a significant part of the rich Ethiopian writing system. This particular character represents a consonantal and vocalic segment in Amharic, an official language of Ethiopia and Eritrea. The Ethiopic script, written from left to right, is one of the oldest writing systems still in use today, dating back to the 4th century AD. In digital text, U+12E0 helps maintain accuracy and cultural authenticity by enabling the correct representation of Amharic text on computers and the internet. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that this important linguistic element is preserved and accessible for Ethiopian speakers worldwide.
How to type the ዠ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 4832 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.