Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ᦌ has the Unicode code point U+198C. 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+198C to binary:
00011001 10001100. 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:
11100001 10100110 10001100
NEW TAI LUE LETTER LOW SA·U+198C
ᦌ
Character Information
Code Point
U+198C
HEX
198C
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 A6 8C | 11100001 10100110 10001100 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 19 8C | 00011001 10001100 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 8C 19 | 10001100 00011001 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 19 8C | 00000000 00000000 00011001 10001100 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 8C 19 00 00 | 10001100 00011001 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ᦌ
URI Encoded
%E1%A6%8C
Description
U+198C, or NEW TAI LUE LETTER LOW SA, is a character from the Unicode Standard that holds significance in digital text representation, particularly in the realm of typography. This specific character plays a crucial role within the New Tai Lue script, an alphasyllabary used to write the Tai Lue language spoken by the Tai Lue people inhabiting parts of Yunnan province in China and adjacent regions in Myanmar and Laos. The character serves as part of a set of phonetic symbols used to represent syllables in the language, with each character indicating both a consonant and an associated vowel sound. Due to its crucial role in accurately representing the Tai Lue language, U+198C helps maintain linguistic integrity when working with digital texts that include this script. Consequently, its usage is highly relevant in fields such as linguistics, anthropology, and digital humanities, which study the cultural and linguistic aspects of various communities across the globe.
How to type the ᦌ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 6540 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.