Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character has the Unicode code point U+0AF3. 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+0AF3 to binary:
00001010 11110011. 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:
11100000 10101011 10110011
CHARACTER 0AF3·U+0AF3
Character Information
Code Point
U+0AF3
HEX
0AF3
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E0 AB B3 | 11100000 10101011 10110011 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 0A F3 | 00001010 11110011 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | F3 0A | 11110011 00001010 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 0A F3 | 00000000 00000000 00001010 11110011 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | F3 0A 00 00 | 11110011 00001010 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
૳
URI Encoded
%E0%AB%B3
Description
The Unicode character U+0AF3 represents the "ᚢ" letter in the Elder Futhark runic alphabet. This script was used by Germanic peoples during the Bronze Age and early Iron Age, primarily for carving into wood or stone to create inscriptions. The Elder Futhark is considered a precursor to the younger forms of the runes, namely Younger Futhark and Older Futhark. While U+0AF3 has limited usage in modern digital text, it remains an important character for those studying ancient Germanic languages, history, and runology. The Elder Futhark runes were significant in cultural and linguistic contexts as they served as a means of communication among the Germanic tribes before the adoption of the Latin script. Today, U+0AF3 is used predominantly within academic and research environments to display historical texts or runic inscriptions.
How to type the symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 2803 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.