Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ϥ has the Unicode code point U+03E5. In UTF-8, it is encoded using 2 bytes because its codepoint is in the range of
0x0080to0x07ff.
Therefore we know that the UTF-8 encoding will be done over 11 bits within the final 16 bits and that it will have the format:110xxxxx 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+03E5 to binary:
00000011 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:
11001111 10100101
COPTIC SMALL LETTER FEI·U+03E5
ϥ
Character Information
Code Point
U+03E5
HEX
03E5
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Lowercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | CF A5 | 11001111 10100101 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 03 E5 | 00000011 11100101 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | E5 03 | 11100101 00000011 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 03 E5 | 00000000 00000000 00000011 11100101 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | E5 03 00 00 | 11100101 00000011 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ϥ
URI Encoded
%CF%A5
Description
The Unicode character U+03E5 represents COPTIC SMALL LETTER FEI, a symbol used in the Coptic language, which was primarily spoken by the Christian inhabitants of Egypt during the Roman period. It is part of the Coptic alphabet, a script that evolved from the Greek alphabet and was utilized to transcribe the ancient Egyptian languages during the Christian era. In digital text, U+03E5 serves as a typographical representation of the lowercase letter Fei, enabling accurate display and encoding for texts in the Coptic language. While its usage is relatively limited today due to the decline of the Coptic language, it remains an essential character for scholars, historians, and linguists studying ancient Egyptian cultures and religious texts.
How to type the ϥ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 0997 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.