Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ׄ has the Unicode code point U+05C4. 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+05C4 to binary:
00000101 11000100. 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 10000100
HEBREW MARK UPPER DOT·U+05C4
ׄ
Character Information
Code Point
U+05C4
HEX
05C4
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Nonspacing Mark
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | D7 84 | 11010111 10000100 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 05 C4 | 00000101 11000100 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | C4 05 | 11000100 00000101 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 05 C4 | 00000000 00000000 00000101 11000100 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | C4 05 00 00 | 11000100 00000101 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ׄ
URI Encoded
%D7%84
Description
The Unicode character U+05C4, known as HEBREW MARK UPPER DOT, is an essential typographical element in Hebrew text. In digital text processing, it serves a crucial role in the shaping of Hebrew words by signifying vowel length and stress placement within syllables. This mark ensures accurate pronunciation and interpretation of Hebrew text, as the language does not use written vowels. The HEBREW MARK UPPER DOT is part of the Extended Arabic Presentation Forms-D (U+0590-06FF) Unicode block, which includes a variety of diacritical marks used in Hebrew typography. While this character might not be widely recognized outside of linguistic and typographical circles, it plays a significant role in preserving the accuracy and integrity of written Hebrew language, a language with over 9 million speakers globally.
How to type the ׄ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 1476 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.