Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ߄ has the Unicode code point U+07C4. 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+07C4 to binary:
00000111 11000100. 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 10000100
NKO DIGIT FOUR·U+07C4
߄
Character Information
Code Point
U+07C4
HEX
07C4
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Decimal Digit Number
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | DF 84 | 11011111 10000100 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 07 C4 | 00000111 11000100 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | C4 07 | 11000100 00000111 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 07 C4 | 00000000 00000000 00000111 11000100 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | C4 07 00 00 | 11000100 00000111 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
߄
URI Encoded
%DF%84
Description
The Unicode character U+07C4 is known as NKO DIGIT FOUR. This character is primarily used in the Niger-Kordofanian family of languages, specifically within the N'ko script system. The N'ko script was developed in 1988 by a group of linguists and experts to standardize the writing system for multiple languages in West Africa, including Fula, Bambara, Soninke, and Mandinka. In digital text, U+07C4 fulfills its role as the numeral four within these languages, just like the Arabic numeral 4 does in many other scripts. Its usage is essential for accurate communication in these languages, which are spoken by millions of people across West Africa. Despite its relatively niche use case, U+07C4 is a crucial component in preserving and promoting linguistic diversity within the Niger-Kordofanian language family.
How to type the ߄ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 1988 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.