Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ᑿ has the Unicode code point U+147F. 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+147F to binary:
00010100 01111111. 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 10111111
CANADIAN SYLLABICS WEST-CREE KWA·U+147F
ᑿ
Character Information
Code Point
U+147F
HEX
147F
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 91 BF | 11100001 10010001 10111111 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 14 7F | 00010100 01111111 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 7F 14 | 01111111 00010100 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 14 7F | 00000000 00000000 00010100 01111111 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 7F 14 00 00 | 01111111 00010100 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ᑿ
URI Encoded
%E1%91%BF
Description
U+147F (CANADIAN SYLLABICS WEST-CREE KWA) is a unique character in the Unicode Standard that plays an important role in digital text, specifically within the Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block. This character is part of the West-Cree syllabary, which was developed by missionaries to transcribe the Cree language in Canada. The Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics script consists of 25 Latin characters combined with 14 diacritical marks, providing a phonetic representation of the various Cree dialects. U+147F is used in digital text to represent the KWA syllable, which has the pronunciation "kwa." The West-Cree KWA character is essential for preserving and promoting Indigenous languages and cultural heritage, as well as for facilitating communication among Cree speakers in Canada.
How to type the ᑿ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 5247 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.