Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ܋ has the Unicode code point U+070B. In UTF-8, it is encoded using 2 bytes because its codepoint is in the range of
0x0080to0x07ff.
Therefore we know that the UTF-8 encoding will be done over 11 bits within the final 16 bits and that it will have the format:110xxxxx 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+070B to binary:
00000111 00001011. 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:
11011100 10001011
SYRIAC HARKLEAN OBELUS·U+070B
܋
Character Information
Code Point
U+070B
HEX
070B
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Punctuation
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | DC 8B | 11011100 10001011 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 07 0B | 00000111 00001011 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 0B 07 | 00001011 00000111 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 07 0B | 00000000 00000000 00000111 00001011 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 0B 07 00 00 | 00001011 00000111 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
܋
URI Encoded
%DC%8B
Description
The Unicode character U+070B, known as the Syriac Harklean Obelus (፸), holds significant importance in the field of typography and digital text. It primarily serves as a punctuation mark used within the Syriac script, which is an early alphabetic writing system developed for the Aramaic language around the 4th or 5th century AD. The Syriac Harklean Obelus is utilized to signify either a "less than" (<) or "greater than" (>) symbol, depending on its position in a sentence. This specific punctuation mark can be found in various religious texts, particularly the Peshitta, which is the Syriac translation of the Bible. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures the accurate representation and preservation of these valuable historical documents in digital formats.
How to type the ܋ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 1803 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.