SAMARITAN VOWEL SIGN A·U+0823

Character Information

Code Point
U+0823
HEX
0823
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Nonspacing Mark

Character Representations

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EncodingHexBinary
UTF8
E0 A0 A3
11100000 10100000 10100011
UTF16 (big Endian)
08 23
00001000 00100011
UTF16 (little Endian)
23 08
00100011 00001000
UTF32 (big Endian)
00 00 08 23
00000000 00000000 00001000 00100011
UTF32 (little Endian)
23 08 00 00
00100011 00001000 00000000 00000000
HTML Entity
ࠣ
URI Encoded
%E0%A0%A3

Description

U+0823, also known as the Samaritan Vowel Sign A, holds a significant role in digital text, specifically within the realm of typography for languages that use the Samaritan alphabet. The character represents one of the vowels used in the ancient Semitic language spoken by the Samaritans, who are an ethnic and religious minority in Israel. It is important to note the cultural and linguistic context of this character, as it is directly tied to the unique history and heritage of the Samaritan people. The Samaritan Vowel Sign A finds its utility within digital text through the encoding and representation of these ancient texts. As such, it plays a vital role in preserving historical documents and facilitating the study of the Samaritan language. The character is an essential part of maintaining linguistic diversity and promoting cultural understanding. In summary, U+0823, or the Samaritan Vowel Sign A, holds a pivotal position in digital text as it represents one of the vowels in the ancient Samaritan language. Its importance lies in its ability to preserve historical documents and promote linguistic diversity, all while maintaining cultural context.

How to type the symbol on Windows

Hold Alt and type 2083 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.

  1. Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout

    The character has the Unicode code point U+0823. In UTF-8, it is encoded using 3 bytes because its codepoint is in the range of 0x0800 to 0xffff.

    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 the x are the payload bits.

    UTF-8 Encoding bit layout by codepoint range
    Codepoint RangeBytesBit patternPayload length
    U+0000 - U+007F10xxxxxxx7 bits
    U+0080 - U+07FF2110xxxxx 10xxxxxx11 bits
    U+0800 - U+FFFF31110xxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx16 bits
    U+10000 - U+10FFFF411110xxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx21 bits
  2. Step 2: Obtain the payload bits:

    Convert the hexadecimal code point U+0823 to binary: 00001000 00100011. Those are the payload bits.

  3. 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 10100011