Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character has the Unicode code point U+05EC. 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+05EC to binary:
00000101 11101100. 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:
11010111 10101100
CHARACTER 05EC·U+05EC
Character Information
Code Point
U+05EC
HEX
05EC
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | D7 AC | 11010111 10101100 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 05 EC | 00000101 11101100 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | EC 05 | 11101100 00000101 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 05 EC | 00000000 00000000 00000101 11101100 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | EC 05 00 00 | 11101100 00000101 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
׬
URI Encoded
%D7%AC
Description
U+05EC, known as the character "ע", is a Hebrew letter from the script called Hebrew Paleo-Hebrew or Ancient Hebrew. This character plays a crucial role in digital text for representing the sound /ʕ/ in the Hebrew language. It is part of the Unicode Standard, a system used to encode and represent characters across different languages and scripts globally. The Unicode Standard helps ensure accurate representation and interpretation of text from various cultures and linguistic backgrounds in digital environments. U+05EC, the Ancient Hebrew Letter Ayin, was derived from a historical precursor, the Phoenician letter 'aleph. It is often used as an abbreviation for the name of God in Judaism. In terms of technical context, it is one of 22 Hebrew letters that are considered "Hebrew root letters," each with its own numerical value and specific grammatical function.
How to type the symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 1516 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.