Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ᚓ has the Unicode code point U+1693. In UTF-8, it is encoded using 3 bytes because its codepoint is in the range of
0x0800to0xffff.
Therefore we know that the UTF-8 encoding will be done over 16 bits within the final 24 bits and that it will have the format:1110xxxx 10xxxxxx 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+1693 to binary:
00010110 10010011. 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:
11100001 10011010 10010011
OGHAM LETTER EADHADH·U+1693
ᚓ
Character Information
Code Point
U+1693
HEX
1693
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 9A 93 | 11100001 10011010 10010011 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 16 93 | 00010110 10010011 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 93 16 | 10010011 00010110 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 16 93 | 00000000 00000000 00010110 10010011 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 93 16 00 00 | 10010011 00010110 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ᚓ
URI Encoded
%E1%9A%93
Description
U+1693 (OGHAM LETTER EADHADH) is a special character in the Unicode Standard, primarily used in digital text to represent an individual letter from the ancient Ogham script. Originating in Ireland around the 1st century AD, Ogham was an early Celtic alphabet consisting of twenty letters, inscribed on stones and wood as a method of recording information. Each Ogham letter, including Eadhadh, is represented by a distinct notch pattern, which allowed for identification even when only part of the carving remained. U+1693 is essential in digital text to preserve and study the historical and linguistic aspects of the Celtic languages and culture, as well as in typography for accurate representation of historical documents and modern-day calligraphy.
How to type the ᚓ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 5779 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.