Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ᚄ has the Unicode code point U+1684. 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+1684 to binary:
00010110 10000100. 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 10000100
OGHAM LETTER SAIL·U+1684
ᚄ
Character Information
Code Point
U+1684
HEX
1684
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 9A 84 | 11100001 10011010 10000100 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 16 84 | 00010110 10000100 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 84 16 | 10000100 00010110 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 16 84 | 00000000 00000000 00010110 10000100 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 84 16 00 00 | 10000100 00010110 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ᚄ
URI Encoded
%E1%9A%84
Description
The Unicode character U+1684 is known as the Ogham Letter Sail. This character primarily serves a typographic purpose in digital text, representing one of the twenty-four letters used in the ancient Ogham script. The Ogham script is significant in both cultural and linguistic contexts, having been utilized by the Celtic peoples of Iron Age and Early Medieval Ireland and Great Britain for written communication. The script was typically carved onto trees or stones, with each letter represented by a distinct set of vertical and horizontal lines. U+1684 specifically represents the Ogham Letter Sail, which would have been used in a variety of contexts such as personal names, place-names, and possibly legal documents. Today, the use of this character is primarily confined to digital text and linguistic studies, serving as an essential tool for researchers and scholars exploring the history and language of the Celtic peoples.
How to type the ᚄ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 5764 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.