Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ϧ has the Unicode code point U+03E7. 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+03E7 to binary:
00000011 11100111. 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 10100111
COPTIC SMALL LETTER KHEI·U+03E7
ϧ
Character Information
Code Point
U+03E7
HEX
03E7
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Lowercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | CF A7 | 11001111 10100111 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 03 E7 | 00000011 11100111 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | E7 03 | 11100111 00000011 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 03 E7 | 00000000 00000000 00000011 11100111 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | E7 03 00 00 | 11100111 00000011 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ϧ
URI Encoded
%CF%A7
Description
U+03E7, COPTIC SMALL LETTER KHEI, is a character in the Unicode Standard, specifically within the Coptic block. This character is used to represent the 'khei' phoneme in Coptic, an ancient Egyptian language that emerged as the liturgical language of the Coptic Church after the decline of Ancient Egyptian and before the rise of Arabic in Egypt. In digital text, U+03E7 serves a crucial role in preserving and displaying Coptic texts accurately, enabling scholars, linguists, and enthusiasts to study and engage with this unique language and its rich cultural history. As a part of the Unicode Standard, it ensures interoperability and accessibility across various devices and platforms, thereby contributing to the conservation of less-used scripts and languages.
How to type the ϧ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 0999 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.