Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ࠻ has the Unicode code point U+083B. 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+083B to binary:
00001000 00111011. 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 10111011
SAMARITAN PUNCTUATION TURU·U+083B
࠻
Character Information
Code Point
U+083B
HEX
083B
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Punctuation
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E0 A0 BB | 11100000 10100000 10111011 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 08 3B | 00001000 00111011 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 3B 08 | 00111011 00001000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 08 3B | 00000000 00000000 00001000 00111011 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 3B 08 00 00 | 00111011 00001000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
࠻
URI Encoded
%E0%A0%BB
Description
The Unicode character U+083B is known as the Samaritan Punctuation Turu. This specific character plays a crucial role in the digital representation of the ancient Northwest Semitic language, spoken by the Samaritans, an ethnic and religious group indigenous to the region surrounding Mount Gerizim in Israel. In the Samaritan script, the Turu serves as a punctuation mark, used primarily to separate words or clauses within a text. Its usage in digital text aims to maintain the integrity of historical documents and facilitate scholarly study of this ancient language. The inclusion of U+083B in Unicode enables accurate digital rendering and preservation of Samaritan texts, fostering greater accessibility to this historically significant body of literature for linguists, archaeologists, and scholars of religious studies worldwide.
How to type the ࠻ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 2107 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.