Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ⵡ has the Unicode code point U+2D61. 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+2D61 to binary:
00101101 01100001. 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 10100001
TIFINAGH LETTER YAW·U+2D61
ⵡ
Character Information
Code Point
U+2D61
HEX
2D61
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 B5 A1 | 11100010 10110101 10100001 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 2D 61 | 00101101 01100001 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 61 2D | 01100001 00101101 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 2D 61 | 00000000 00000000 00101101 01100001 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 61 2D 00 00 | 01100001 00101101 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ⵡ
URI Encoded
%E2%B5%A1
Description
The TIFINAGH LETTER YAW (U+2D61) is a character from the Tifinagh script, an ancient Libyan Berber alphabet used primarily in North Africa. This particular letter represents the sound "y" or "Y". It has been historically significant in the communication of Berber languages like Tuareg and Kabyle. In digital text, it serves to maintain the linguistic integrity of these languages when used within appropriate contexts. While not as widely utilized today due to modernization and the influence of other scripts, Tifinagh remains culturally important for its role in preserving Berber heritage. The character itself is visually striking, featuring distinctive curved lines and hooks reminiscent of other Abjad scripts.
How to type the ⵡ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 11617 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.