Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ᖸ has the Unicode code point U+15B8. 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+15B8 to binary:
00010101 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 10010110 10111000
CANADIAN SYLLABICS BLACKFOOT NE·U+15B8
ᖸ
Character Information
Code Point
U+15B8
HEX
15B8
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 96 B8 | 11100001 10010110 10111000 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 15 B8 | 00010101 10111000 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | B8 15 | 10111000 00010101 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 15 B8 | 00000000 00000000 00010101 10111000 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | B8 15 00 00 | 10111000 00010101 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ᖸ
URI Encoded
%E1%96%B8
Description
U+15B8 is a character within the Canadian Syllabics block of the Unicode standard. The character represents the Blackfoot Northern (Kainai) syllable 'ne' in the syllabics script used for writing the Blackfoot languages, including Siksika, Kainai, and Piikani. The Blackfoot languages are a group of closely related Algonquian languages spoken by the Blackfoot peoples of North America. These languages use a unique syllabic writing system that is phonetically based and was developed in the 19th century by missionaries for translating religious texts. U+15B8, along with other Canadian Syllabics characters, plays a crucial role in digital text representation of these languages, enabling accurate communication and preservation of Blackfoot cultural heritage through written form.
How to type the ᖸ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 5560 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.