Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ߚ has the Unicode code point U+07DA. In UTF-8, it is encoded using 2 bytes because its codepoint is in the range of
0x0080
to0x07ff
.
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 thex
are 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+07DA to binary:
00000111 11011010
. 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 10011010
NKO LETTER RRA·U+07DA
Character Information
Character Representations
Click elements to copyEncoding | Hex | Binary |
---|---|---|
UTF8 | DF 9A | 11011111 10011010 |
UTF16 (big Endian) | 07 DA | 00000111 11011010 |
UTF16 (little Endian) | DA 07 | 11011010 00000111 |
UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 07 DA | 00000000 00000000 00000111 11011010 |
UTF32 (little Endian) | DA 07 00 00 | 11011010 00000111 00000000 00000000 |
Description
U+07DA, NKO Letter RRA, is a character from the Ethiopic Extended script, specifically designed for the N'Ko alphabet, which represents the sounds of the N'Ko language. The N'Ko script is predominantly used by the Maninka people in West Africa, particularly in Guinea-Conakry, where it is an official script. As a typographical expert, I can emphasize that U+07DA has a crucial role in digital text representation of N'Ko language, which belongs to the Niger-Congo family of languages. The N'Ko alphabet was created by Solomon Léon-Gbenga in 1949 as part of an effort to unify the writing systems used for various Mandé languages, hence U+07DA plays a vital role in facilitating digital communication among these language communities.
How to type the ߚ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 2010 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.