Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ᘪ has the Unicode code point U+162A. 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+162A to binary:
00010110 00101010. 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 10011000 10101010
CANADIAN SYLLABICS CARRIER DLE·U+162A
ᘪ
Character Information
Code Point
U+162A
HEX
162A
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 98 AA | 11100001 10011000 10101010 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 16 2A | 00010110 00101010 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 2A 16 | 00101010 00010110 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 16 2A | 00000000 00000000 00010110 00101010 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 2A 16 00 00 | 00101010 00010110 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ᘪ
URI Encoded
%E1%98%AA
Description
U+162A, also known as the Canadian Syllabics Carrier DLE, is a specialized character used primarily in digital text encoding for the Canadian Aboriginal syllabics script. It serves as a carrier for the Discretionary Line Break (DLE) control character, which is utilized to indicate where line breaks should occur in digitally formatted texts. Although it does not represent any specific linguistic element or cultural symbol on its own, U+162A plays a crucial role in ensuring proper text formatting for documents and resources written in the Canadian Aboriginal syllabics script, enabling clear and accurate representation of these unique texts across various digital platforms and software.
How to type the ᘪ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 5674 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.