Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ᚏ has the Unicode code point U+168F. 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+168F to binary:
00010110 10001111. 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 10001111
OGHAM LETTER RUIS·U+168F
ᚏ
Character Information
Code Point
U+168F
HEX
168F
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 9A 8F | 11100001 10011010 10001111 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 16 8F | 00010110 10001111 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 8F 16 | 10001111 00010110 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 16 8F | 00000000 00000000 00010110 10001111 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 8F 16 00 00 | 10001111 00010110 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ᚏ
URI Encoded
%E1%9A%8F
Description
U+168F is an Ogham letter called Ruis, which holds a significant position in the digital text realm. This character is part of the Ogham script, an early written system used primarily for recording the Irish language from around the 2nd century AD to the 9th century AD. The Ogham script was traditionally carved onto standing stones and trees, serving as a crucial medium for cultural, linguistic, and historical records. U+168F, or Ruis, specifically represents the "r" sound in the Ogham alphabet. Although its usage has declined significantly due to the introduction of other writing systems, it continues to hold importance within digital text, especially for researchers and historians studying ancient scripts and linguistic heritage.
How to type the ᚏ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 5775 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.