Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ⴿ has the Unicode code point U+2D3F. 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+2D3F to binary:
00101101 00111111. 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 10110100 10111111
TIFINAGH LETTER YAKHH·U+2D3F
ⴿ
Character Information
Code Point
U+2D3F
HEX
2D3F
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 B4 BF | 11100010 10110100 10111111 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 2D 3F | 00101101 00111111 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 3F 2D | 00111111 00101101 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 2D 3F | 00000000 00000000 00101101 00111111 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 3F 2D 00 00 | 00111111 00101101 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ⴿ
URI Encoded
%E2%B4%BF
Description
The Unicode character U+2D3F, known as TIFINAGH LETTER YAKHH, plays a significant role in the digital representation of the Tifinagh script. Tifinagh is an ancient Libyan Berber writing system that has been adopted by various indigenous Amazigh communities across North Africa and the Sahara region for millennia. Despite its historical origins, the use of Tifinagh continues to this day, as it serves not only as a means of communication among these groups but also as a symbol of cultural identity and heritage. The TIFINAGH LETTER YAKHH specifically represents the voiced pharyngeal fricative consonant sound /ʕ/. This character, like other letters in the Tifinagh script, exhibits unique visual characteristics that are crucial for distinguishing between various sounds and meanings within the Berber languages. As Unicode continues to expand its coverage of scripts from around the world, the inclusion of characters like U+2D3F allows for greater accuracy in digital text representation and preservation of linguistic diversity.
How to type the ⴿ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 11583 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.