Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ᢸ has the Unicode code point U+18B8. 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+18B8 to binary:
00011000 10111000. 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 10100010 10111000
CANADIAN SYLLABICS KAY·U+18B8
ᢸ
Character Information
Code Point
U+18B8
HEX
18B8
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 A2 B8 | 11100001 10100010 10111000 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 18 B8 | 00011000 10111000 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | B8 18 | 10111000 00011000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 18 B8 | 00000000 00000000 00011000 10111000 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | B8 18 00 00 | 10111000 00011000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ᢸ
URI Encoded
%E1%A2%B8
Description
U+18B8 is a unique Unicode character known as the "CANADIAN SYLLABICS KAY." This specific character plays a significant role in digital text, particularly within the realm of Canadian Aboriginal languages, specifically the Inuktitut language. The Inuktitut language is an essential part of the cultural heritage of Canada's Indigenous people, and its syllabic writing system has proven to be a critical component for preserving and promoting this linguistic identity. The "CANADIAN SYLLABICS KAY" character represents a specific phonetic value in the syllabics system, contributing to the accurate representation of words and phrases within this unique linguistic domain.
How to type the ᢸ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 6328 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.