Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ዥ has the Unicode code point U+12E5. 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+12E5 to binary:
00010010 11100101. 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 10100101
ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE ZHE·U+12E5
ዥ
Character Information
Code Point
U+12E5
HEX
12E5
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 8B A5 | 11100001 10001011 10100101 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 12 E5 | 00010010 11100101 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | E5 12 | 11100101 00010010 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 12 E5 | 00000000 00000000 00010010 11100101 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | E5 12 00 00 | 11100101 00010010 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ዥ
URI Encoded
%E1%8B%A5
Description
The Unicode character U+12E5 represents the Ethiopic syllable 'Zhe' (ETHIOPIC SYLLABLE ZHE) in digital text. In its typical usage, it is employed within the Ethiopic script, which is primarily used for writing Amharic, the official language of Ethiopia and Eritrea. The character is part of the Ethiopic Extended Unicode block (U+1260 - U+12FF), introduced in Unicode version 5.0 to accommodate additional Ethiopic characters beyond the original Ethiopic range (U+1200 - U+1374). The use of these unique characters contributes significantly to the richness and diversity of global digital text, providing an essential tool for the millions of Ethiopian speakers who rely on the Amharic language for communication.
How to type the ዥ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 4837 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.