Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ᣭ has the Unicode code point U+18ED. 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+18ED to binary:
00011000 11101101. 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:
11100001 10100011 10101101
CANADIAN SYLLABICS CARRIER GWU·U+18ED
ᣭ
Character Information
Code Point
U+18ED
HEX
18ED
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 A3 AD | 11100001 10100011 10101101 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 18 ED | 00011000 11101101 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | ED 18 | 11101101 00011000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 18 ED | 00000000 00000000 00011000 11101101 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | ED 18 00 00 | 11101101 00011000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ᣭ
URI Encoded
%E1%A3%AD
Description
The Unicode character U+18ED, known as the "CANADIAN SYLLABICS CARRIER GWU," is a crucial element in digital text related to the Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics script. This script is primarily used among First Nations communities in Canada for written communication and has been adopted by various Indigenous language projects. The GWU character serves as a carrier, or connector, which links syllables together in this unique writing system. Unlike other scripts that use spaces or hyphens to separate words, Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics relies on these carriers to maintain the flow and readability of text. Each character in the syllabics script represents either a consonant or a combination of a consonant and vowel, creating a phonetic structure that closely mirrors the spoken language. The use of U+18ED contributes to the preservation of Indigenous languages and their cultural heritage by providing a modern digital medium for communication and instruction.
How to type the ᣭ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 6381 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.