Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ࠁ has the Unicode code point U+0801. 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+0801 to binary:
00001000 00000001. 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:
11100000 10100000 10000001
SAMARITAN LETTER BIT·U+0801
ࠁ
Character Information
Code Point
U+0801
HEX
0801
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E0 A0 81 | 11100000 10100000 10000001 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 08 01 | 00001000 00000001 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 01 08 | 00000001 00001000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 08 01 | 00000000 00000000 00001000 00000001 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 01 08 00 00 | 00000001 00001000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ࠁ
URI Encoded
%E0%A0%81
Description
The character U+0801 represents the "SAMARITAN LETTER BIT" in Unicode, a widely used encoding standard for digital text. This specific character is unique to the Samaritan script, which is one of the oldest writing systems still in use today. In this script, the Letter BIT serves as a consonant and is an integral part of the Samaritan language, primarily spoken by the Samaritan community residing in Israel. The Unicode character U+0801 plays a vital role in digitally preserving and transmitting Samaritan literature and religious texts, such as the Samaritan Torah. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard ensures accurate representation of the Samaritan script across various digital platforms, facilitating research and understanding of this ancient language and culture.
How to type the ࠁ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 2049 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.