Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ࠘ has the Unicode code point U+0818. 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+0818 to binary:
00001000 00011000. 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 10011000
SAMARITAN MARK OCCLUSION·U+0818
࠘
Character Information
Code Point
U+0818
HEX
0818
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Nonspacing Mark
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E0 A0 98 | 11100000 10100000 10011000 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 08 18 | 00001000 00011000 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 18 08 | 00011000 00001000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 08 18 | 00000000 00000000 00001000 00011000 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 18 08 00 00 | 00011000 00001000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
࠘
URI Encoded
%E0%A0%98
Description
The Unicode character U+0818, known as the Samaritan Mark Occlusion, holds a significant role in digital text, particularly within the realm of Samaritan language. This unique glyph is part of the ancient Semitic script used by the Samaritan community, predominantly for religious texts such as the Samaritan Torah. In its typical usage, the Samaritan Mark Occlusion represents an occlusive consonant, specifically a voiced pharyngeal fricative sound (/ʕ/), which is distinct from other languages and scripts. It is placed in various positions within words to indicate pronunciation rules and morphological relationships between roots and affixes. The Samaritan script itself is a direct descendant of the ancient Hebrew alphabet, with some adjustments and additions over time, making U+0818 an essential component for accurately representing and preserving this unique cultural and linguistic heritage in digital formats.
How to type the ࠘ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 2072 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.