Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ߈ has the Unicode code point U+07C8. 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+07C8 to binary:
00000111 11001000. 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 10001000
NKO DIGIT EIGHT·U+07C8
߈
Character Information
Code Point
U+07C8
HEX
07C8
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Decimal Digit Number
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | DF 88 | 11011111 10001000 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 07 C8 | 00000111 11001000 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | C8 07 | 11001000 00000111 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 07 C8 | 00000000 00000000 00000111 11001000 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | C8 07 00 00 | 11001000 00000111 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
߈
URI Encoded
%DF%88
Description
The Unicode character U+07C8, known as NKO DIGIT EIGHT, plays a significant role in the N'Ko script, which is primarily used for writing the Mende, Sosso, and other languages spoken by millions of people in West Africa. This digit character is part of the N'Ko block (U+07C0 to U+07FF) added to the Unicode Standard in version 4.1.0 in June 2005. The N'Ko script, developed during the 19th century by the Islamic scholar Omar Said ibn Sambula Tall, is based on the Latin alphabet and includes 30 letters representing consonants and six for vowels. It replaced the older Ajami script in areas where it was used. The NKO DIGIT EIGHT character contributes to the accurate representation of numbers in the N'Ko script, which is crucial for digital text processing, readability, and cultural preservation.
How to type the ߈ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 1992 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.