Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ߯ has the Unicode code point U+07EF. 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+07EF to binary:
00000111 11101111. 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:
11011111 10101111
NKO COMBINING LONG HIGH TONE·U+07EF
߯
Character Information
Code Point
U+07EF
HEX
07EF
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Nonspacing Mark
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | DF AF | 11011111 10101111 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 07 EF | 00000111 11101111 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | EF 07 | 11101111 00000111 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 07 EF | 00000000 00000000 00000111 11101111 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | EF 07 00 00 | 11101111 00000111 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
߯
URI Encoded
%DF%AF
Description
The Unicode character U+07EF, known as the NKO Combining Long High Tone, plays a crucial role in digital text processing, particularly in the N'Ko script used for writing several West African languages including the Fula language, widely spoken in countries like Senegal and Guinea. This character is a diacritic that adjusts the pitch of a preceding letter by lengthening the duration of its sound. It does not have a visible form when displayed but serves as an indicator for computers to adjust the phonetic characteristics of characters it follows. In the context of Unicode, U+07EF is an essential component that ensures accurate representation and interpretation of N'Ko script in digital text formats, contributing to the preservation and promotion of linguistic diversity in West Africa.
How to type the ߯ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 2031 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.