Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ⵆ has the Unicode code point U+2D46. 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+2D46 to binary:
00101101 01000110. 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:
11100010 10110101 10000110
TIFINAGH LETTER TUAREG YAKH·U+2D46
ⵆ
Character Information
Code Point
U+2D46
HEX
2D46
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 B5 86 | 11100010 10110101 10000110 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 2D 46 | 00101101 01000110 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 46 2D | 01000110 00101101 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 2D 46 | 00000000 00000000 00101101 01000110 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 46 2D 00 00 | 01000110 00101101 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ⵆ
URI Encoded
%E2%B5%86
Description
U+2D46 is the Unicode character for the Tifinagh Letter Tuareg Yakh. This character is primarily used in the Tifinagh script, which is an abugida (a script that uses a consonant-vowel writing system) utilized for multiple Berber languages spoken in North Africa, such as Tuareg and Tamasheq. Tifinagh has been employed not only for written communication but also as a form of visual art, and it's believed to have originated from the Phoenician alphabet. The character U+2D46 specifically represents the consonantal sound "y" followed by the vowel "a," making it a valuable component in crafting words and phrases within Tifinagh-based languages. Despite its importance in these linguistic systems, the Tifinagh script and characters like U+2D46 remain relatively obscure outside of their respective cultures, reflecting the vast diversity of scripts and writing systems around the world.
How to type the ⵆ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 11590 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.