Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ᑶ has the Unicode code point U+1476. 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+1476 to binary:
00010100 01110110. 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 10010001 10110110
CANADIAN SYLLABICS KWI·U+1476
ᑶ
Character Information
Code Point
U+1476
HEX
1476
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 91 B6 | 11100001 10010001 10110110 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 14 76 | 00010100 01110110 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 76 14 | 01110110 00010100 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 14 76 | 00000000 00000000 00010100 01110110 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 76 14 00 00 | 01110110 00010100 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ᑶ
URI Encoded
%E1%91%B6
Description
The Unicode character U+1476, known as CANADIAN SYLLABICS KWI, plays a significant role in digital communication, particularly within the Indigenous communities of Canada. It is part of the Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics set, which consists of 25 characters representing different sounds. These syllabic characters have been widely used since the late 1940s to teach reading and writing in Cree, Inuktitut, and other Indigenous languages of Canada. The KWI character specifically represents a consonant-vowel sequence "kwi," serving as a crucial component in various words and phrases within these languages. Its accurate representation is vital for preserving linguistic heritage and fostering communication among Indigenous communities, linguists, and researchers.
How to type the ᑶ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 5238 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.