NKO DIGIT ONE·U+07C1

߁

Character Information

Code Point
U+07C1
HEX
07C1
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Decimal Digit Number

Character Representations

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EncodingHexBinary
UTF8
DF 81
11011111 10000001
UTF16 (big Endian)
07 C1
00000111 11000001
UTF16 (little Endian)
C1 07
11000001 00000111
UTF32 (big Endian)
00 00 07 C1
00000000 00000000 00000111 11000001
UTF32 (little Endian)
C1 07 00 00
11000001 00000111 00000000 00000000
HTML Entity
߁
URI Encoded
%DF%81

Description

The Unicode character U+07C1 represents the NKO DIGIT ONE in digital text. This digit is used within the Niger-Kordofanian languages, specifically in the N'Ko script, which was developed in the 1940s by Mamadou Diouf, a Senegalese linguist, to standardize and simplify the writing of various West African languages. The N'Ko script is predominantly used for writing the languages Fula, Wolof, Bambara, and Maninkakan. The adoption of this script has significantly facilitated communication among these groups, thereby fostering cultural exchange and mutual understanding. As part of the Latin extension character set, U+07C1 plays a crucial role in encoding these languages digitally, enabling their use in modern digital communications, including text messaging, word processing, and web content.

How to type the ߁ symbol on Windows

Hold Alt and type 1985 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.

  1. Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout

    The character ߁ has the Unicode code point U+07C1. In UTF-8, it is encoded using 2 bytes because its codepoint is in the range of 0x0080 to 0x07ff.

    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 the x are the payload bits.

    UTF-8 Encoding bit layout by codepoint range
    Codepoint RangeBytesBit patternPayload length
    U+0000 - U+007F10xxxxxxx7 bits
    U+0080 - U+07FF2110xxxxx 10xxxxxx11 bits
    U+0800 - U+FFFF31110xxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx16 bits
    U+10000 - U+10FFFF411110xxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx21 bits
  2. Step 2: Obtain the payload bits:

    Convert the hexadecimal code point U+07C1 to binary: 00000111 11000001. Those are the payload bits.

  3. 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 10000001