Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ʅ has the Unicode code point U+0285. 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+0285 to binary:
00000010 10000101. 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:
11001010 10000101
LATIN SMALL LETTER SQUAT REVERSED ESH·U+0285
ʅ
Character Information
Code Point
U+0285
HEX
0285
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Lowercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | CA 85 | 11001010 10000101 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 02 85 | 00000010 10000101 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 85 02 | 10000101 00000010 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 02 85 | 00000000 00000000 00000010 10000101 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 85 02 00 00 | 10000101 00000010 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ʅ
URI Encoded
%CA%85
Description
The Unicode character U+0285 represents the "LATIN SMALL LETTER SQUAT REVERSED ESH". This specific symbol is a part of the Latin Extended-A supplement block in Unicode, which consists of additional letters and symbols used in various languages. Typically, this character is used in digital text to represent the squat version of the letter "Esh" from the Adyghe script, a language predominantly spoken by Circassian people residing in regions such as Russia, Turkey, Georgia, and other neighboring countries. The reversed orientation of the Squat Esh denotes that it is written with its tail facing downward, which may be used to indicate a specific grammatical aspect or to differentiate between similar-sounding words within the language. While not widely known or used outside of the Adyghe community, this character serves an essential role in preserving and representing the unique linguistic characteristics of the Adyghe script.
How to type the ʅ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 0645 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.