Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ࡕ has the Unicode code point U+0855. 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+0855 to binary:
00001000 01010101. 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 10100001 10010101
MANDAIC LETTER AT·U+0855
ࡕ
Character Information
Code Point
U+0855
HEX
0855
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E0 A1 95 | 11100000 10100001 10010101 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 08 55 | 00001000 01010101 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 55 08 | 01010101 00001000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 08 55 | 00000000 00000000 00001000 01010101 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 55 08 00 00 | 01010101 00001000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ࡕ
URI Encoded
%E0%A1%95
Description
U+0855 is a character in the Mandaic script, primarily used in digital texts for representing letters within the Mandaic language. The Mandaic script is an Aramaic alphabet that was developed around the 1st century CE, and it played a significant role in the religious and cultural history of Mandaeism, an ancient religion practiced by the Mandaeans in Mesopotamia. The U+0855 character, known as MANDAIC LETTER AT (ሰ), represents one of the core building blocks of this unique script system. While it may seem obscure to modern digital text users, this character is an important element of the linguistic and cultural heritage of Mandaeism and the broader history of Aramaic writing systems. As such, accurate representation and usage of U+0855 in digital texts contribute to the preservation and understanding of these historical scripts and their associated languages.
How to type the ࡕ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 2133 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.