Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ࡖ has the Unicode code point U+0856. 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+0856 to binary:
00001000 01010110. 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 10010110
MANDAIC LETTER DUSHENNA·U+0856
ࡖ
Character Information
Code Point
U+0856
HEX
0856
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E0 A1 96 | 11100000 10100001 10010110 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 08 56 | 00001000 01010110 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 56 08 | 01010110 00001000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 08 56 | 00000000 00000000 00001000 01010110 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 56 08 00 00 | 01010110 00001000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ࡖ
URI Encoded
%E0%A1%96
Description
U+0856, known as the MANDAIC LETTER DUSHENNA, is a character from the Mandaean script, primarily used in digital text representation of the Mandaean religious texts such as the Ginza Rabba and other Mandaean literary works. The Mandaean script belongs to the Semitic family of scripts and is written from right to left. Mandaic Letter Dushenna represents a consonantal sound, specifically, the 'd' sound in modern English. Although it may appear less familiar or commonly used compared to other alphabetic systems, its role within the Mandaean community remains significant due to its importance in transcribing and preserving their religious teachings and historical literature.
How to type the ࡖ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 2134 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.