Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ᗹ has the Unicode code point U+15F9. 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+15F9 to binary:
00010101 11111001. 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 10010111 10111001
CANADIAN SYLLABICS CARRIER KHI·U+15F9
ᗹ
Character Information
Code Point
U+15F9
HEX
15F9
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 97 B9 | 11100001 10010111 10111001 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 15 F9 | 00010101 11111001 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | F9 15 | 11111001 00010101 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 15 F9 | 00000000 00000000 00010101 11111001 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | F9 15 00 00 | 11111001 00010101 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ᗹ
URI Encoded
%E1%97%B9
Description
The Unicode character U+15F9 represents the Canadian Syllabics Carrier Khi (ᖱ). In digital text, this character is used as a carrier in the writing system of the Cree language, which is an Algonquian language native to Canada. The Cree syllabics script was developed by missionaries to facilitate literacy among Indigenous people, particularly in the 1940s and 1950s. U+15F9 does not have any specific meaning on its own but serves as a carrier character that helps determine the pronunciation of syllables within words when combined with other characters in the Cree writing system. The character's inclusion in the Unicode Standard reflects the increasing recognition and preservation of Indigenous languages and their unique scripts, which hold significant cultural, linguistic, and historical value.
How to type the ᗹ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 5625 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.