Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character has the Unicode code point U+0BFC. 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+0BFC to binary:
00001011 11111100. 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 10101111 10111100
CHARACTER 0BFC·U+0BFC
Character Information
Code Point
U+0BFC
HEX
0BFC
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E0 AF BC | 11100000 10101111 10111100 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 0B FC | 00001011 11111100 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | FC 0B | 11111100 00001011 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 0B FC | 00000000 00000000 00001011 11111100 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | FC 0B 00 00 | 11111100 00001011 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
௼
URI Encoded
%E0%AF%BC
Description
U+0BFC is a character from the Ethiopic script, also known as Ge'ez or Classical Ethiopian. This script has been in use for over 1,700 years and it is primarily used to write the Ethiopian languages such as Amharic and Tigrinya. The Ethiopic script is an abugida system, meaning that each character represents a consonant with an inherent vowel /a/, and a separate character is used for other vowels. U+0BFC specifically represents the "ayin" character (ኦ), which is used to indicate the /ɑ/ or /ə/ sound in Ethiopian languages. In digital text, this character plays an important role in preserving the linguistic and cultural heritage of the Ethiopian people. It is also crucial for the accurate representation of texts in these languages on modern electronic devices and software.
How to type the symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 3068 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.