Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ᜫ has the Unicode code point U+172B. 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+172B to binary:
00010111 00101011. 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 10011100 10101011
HANUNOO LETTER MA·U+172B
ᜫ
Character Information
Code Point
U+172B
HEX
172B
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 9C AB | 11100001 10011100 10101011 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 17 2B | 00010111 00101011 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 2B 17 | 00101011 00010111 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 17 2B | 00000000 00000000 00010111 00101011 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 2B 17 00 00 | 00101011 00010111 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ᜫ
URI Encoded
%E1%9C%AB
Description
The Unicode character U+172B, known as the Hanunoo Letter Ma, plays a significant role in the representation of the Hanunoo script. This script is primarily used to write the Hanunoo language, which is spoken by the indigenous people residing in the island provinces of the Philippines. In digital text, U+172B is utilized for rendering and displaying text in this language accurately. The Hanunoo script itself is an abugida system, where each consonant is followed by a default vowel "a". Consequently, U+172B represents the Ma consonant with a following inherent "a" vowel, thus making it essential for accurate transcription of the Hanunoo language. Despite being less prevalent in comparison to other global scripts, U+172B and its counterparts are vital for maintaining cultural heritage and linguistic diversity.
How to type the ᜫ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 5931 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.