Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ᑸ has the Unicode code point U+1478. 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+1478 to binary:
00010100 01111000. 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 10111000
CANADIAN SYLLABICS KWII·U+1478
ᑸ
Character Information
Code Point
U+1478
HEX
1478
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 91 B8 | 11100001 10010001 10111000 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 14 78 | 00010100 01111000 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 78 14 | 01111000 00010100 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 14 78 | 00000000 00000000 00010100 01111000 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 78 14 00 00 | 01111000 00010100 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ᑸ
URI Encoded
%E1%91%B8
Description
U+1478 is a character in the Canadian Syllabics block of Unicode, representing the phoneme 'kwii'. The Canadian Syllabics are used to write the Indigenous languages of Canada, including Cree, Ojibwe, and Inuktitut. They were developed by missionaries in the 19th century to facilitate religious instruction and have since evolved into a vital tool for language preservation and revitalization efforts. The character U+1478 is typically used in digital texts to transcribe and represent this specific syllable, facilitating communication and literacy within these linguistic communities. As such, the use of U+1478 reflects an important cultural, linguistic, and technical context, emphasizing the significance of Indigenous languages and their continued development in a digital age.
How to type the ᑸ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 5240 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.