Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ᔿ has the Unicode code point U+153F. 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+153F to binary:
00010101 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:
11100001 10010100 10111111
CANADIAN SYLLABICS BIBLE-CREE Y·U+153F
ᔿ
Character Information
Code Point
U+153F
HEX
153F
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 94 BF | 11100001 10010100 10111111 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 15 3F | 00010101 00111111 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 3F 15 | 00111111 00010101 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 15 3F | 00000000 00000000 00010101 00111111 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 3F 15 00 00 | 00111111 00010101 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ᔿ
URI Encoded
%E1%94%BF
Description
U+153F, known as CANADIAN SYLLABICS BIBLE-CREE Y, is a unique character in the Unicode standard that holds significant importance for digital text representation within the Canadian Syllabics script. This particular character is used in the writing system of the Cree language, which is spoken by the indigenous Cree people in Canada. The Cree syllabics were developed in the 1940s by missionaries to create a written form for teaching and translation work among the various Cree-speaking communities. As part of the Canadian Syllabics block (U+14A0–U+16CF), U+153F helps preserve and promote the linguistic heritage of these First Nations communities while enabling effective communication in the digital age.
How to type the ᔿ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 5439 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.