Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ᒤ has the Unicode code point U+14A4. 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+14A4 to binary:
00010100 10100100. 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 10010010 10100100
CANADIAN SYLLABICS MAAI·U+14A4
ᒤ
Character Information
Code Point
U+14A4
HEX
14A4
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 92 A4 | 11100001 10010010 10100100 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 14 A4 | 00010100 10100100 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | A4 14 | 10100100 00010100 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 14 A4 | 00000000 00000000 00010100 10100100 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | A4 14 00 00 | 10100100 00010100 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ᒤ
URI Encoded
%E1%92%A4
Description
U+14A4 (CANADIAN SYLLABICS MAAI) is a character from the Unicode standard that plays an important role in digital text representation, particularly within the context of Canadian Aboriginal languages. It specifically represents the phonetic unit "maai" in the Innu-aimun dialect, one of the three Canadian syllabic writing systems. These systems were developed by missionaries in the 19th century to help transcribe Indigenous languages that primarily relied on oral communication. Today, U+14A4 helps preserve and promote linguistic heritage while facilitating digital communications among speakers of these languages.
How to type the ᒤ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 5284 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.