Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ᕺ has the Unicode code point U+157A. 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+157A to binary:
00010101 01111010. 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 10010101 10111010
CANADIAN SYLLABICS NUNAVIK HAA·U+157A
ᕺ
Character Information
Code Point
U+157A
HEX
157A
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 95 BA | 11100001 10010101 10111010 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 15 7A | 00010101 01111010 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 7A 15 | 01111010 00010101 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 15 7A | 00000000 00000000 00010101 01111010 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 7A 15 00 00 | 01111010 00010101 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ᕺ
URI Encoded
%E1%95%BA
Description
The Unicode character U+157A represents the "CANADIAN SYLLABICS NUNAVIK HAA" (ᖃ), which is a part of the Inuit syllabic writing system used predominantly in Canada's northern regions. This script was developed by missionaries in the 1940s to facilitate religious education and communication among the Inuit people, particularly those in the Nunavik region of Quebec. The character U+157A is one of the 53 distinct syllabic characters used in this system, each representing a unique syllable that can be combined with others to form words in the Inuit language. Despite being a relatively small subset within the Unicode Standard (comprising over 140,000 characters), the Canadian Syllabics block has become increasingly important for preserving and promoting Indigenous languages and cultures in North America.
How to type the ᕺ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 5498 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.