Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ᖌ has the Unicode code point U+158C. 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+158C to binary:
00010101 10001100. 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 10010110 10001100
CANADIAN SYLLABICS WEST-CREE RO·U+158C
ᖌ
Character Information
Code Point
U+158C
HEX
158C
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 96 8C | 11100001 10010110 10001100 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 15 8C | 00010101 10001100 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 8C 15 | 10001100 00010101 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 15 8C | 00000000 00000000 00010101 10001100 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 8C 15 00 00 | 10001100 00010101 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ᖌ
URI Encoded
%E1%96%8C
Description
The Unicode character U+158C, known as CANADIAN SYLLABICS WEST-CREE RO, plays a significant role in digital text representation of the Cree language spoken by Indigenous peoples in Canada, particularly in the West Cree dialect. As part of the Canadian Syllabics block, this character set was developed by missionaries and teachers to facilitate the writing and learning of Indigenous languages, primarily Cree, Ojibwe, and Inuktitut. The West Cree dialect is spoken mainly in the provinces of Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Manitoba, as well as parts of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. U+158C contributes to preserving and promoting these languages by enabling accurate digital text representation, ensuring effective communication within and between Indigenous communities and fostering cultural identity and heritage.
How to type the ᖌ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 5516 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.