Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ᕭ has the Unicode code point U+156D. 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+156D to binary:
00010101 01101101. 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 10101101
CANADIAN SYLLABICS TTHO·U+156D
ᕭ
Character Information
Code Point
U+156D
HEX
156D
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 95 AD | 11100001 10010101 10101101 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 15 6D | 00010101 01101101 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 6D 15 | 01101101 00010101 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 15 6D | 00000000 00000000 00010101 01101101 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 6D 15 00 00 | 01101101 00010101 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ᕭ
URI Encoded
%E1%95%AD
Description
The Unicode character U+156D, known as CANADIAN SYLLABICS TTHO, plays a significant role in the digital representation of Canadian Aboriginal languages. This glyph is part of the Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, which comprises 248 characters and was added to Unicode in version 3.0. The use of this character set enables the accurate portrayal of Indigenous Canadian languages that are primarily oral and have unique syllabic writing systems. TTHO specifically represents a sound combination commonly found in these languages, facilitating communication and preservation of linguistic heritage. As digital text becomes more prevalent and accessible, characters like U+156D help maintain the cultural identity and history of Indigenous communities across Canada.
How to type the ᕭ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 5485 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.