Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ⱁ has the Unicode code point U+2C41. 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+2C41 to binary:
00101100 01000001. 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:
11100010 10110001 10000001
GLAGOLITIC SMALL LETTER ONU·U+2C41
ⱁ
Character Information
Code Point
U+2C41
HEX
2C41
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Lowercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 B1 81 | 11100010 10110001 10000001 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 2C 41 | 00101100 01000001 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 41 2C | 01000001 00101100 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 2C 41 | 00000000 00000000 00101100 01000001 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 41 2C 00 00 | 01000001 00101100 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ⱁ
URI Encoded
%E2%B1%81
Description
U+2C41, also known as GLAGOLITIC SMALL LETTER ONU, is a unique character within the Unicode system. Its primary usage is in digital text where it represents a lowercase letter from the Glagolitic script, which was used to write Old Church Slavonic and later became significant for liturgical and secular texts in Slavic languages. This ancient script originated in the 9th century among the disciples of Saints Cyril and Methodius, who developed it as a means to transcribe the Slavic languages using the Greek alphabet. The Glagolitic script is culturally significant as it marked a critical step towards the development of other Slavic alphabets such as Cyrillic, which is still widely used today in various forms throughout Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Despite its historical importance, the use of U+2C41 has become less common due to the transition from traditional scripts to modern Latin-based alphabets in many Slavic languages. However, it remains a valuable resource for scholars, linguists, and typographers studying the history of writing systems and the evolution of Slavic languages.
How to type the ⱁ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 11329 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.