Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ᔢ has the Unicode code point U+1522. 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+1522 to binary:
00010101 00100010. 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 10010100 10100010
CANADIAN SYLLABICS WEST-CREE SHWA·U+1522
ᔢ
Character Information
Code Point
U+1522
HEX
1522
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 94 A2 | 11100001 10010100 10100010 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 15 22 | 00010101 00100010 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 22 15 | 00100010 00010101 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 15 22 | 00000000 00000000 00010101 00100010 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 22 15 00 00 | 00100010 00010101 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ᔢ
URI Encoded
%E1%94%A2
Description
The character U+1522, known as the Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Shwa, plays a significant role in digital text communication within the context of the Cree language, which is spoken by the indigenous peoples of Canada, particularly in the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Quebec, Labrador, and Ontario. This character, a part of the Unicode Standard, represents the shwa sound (ə), a vowel with an unrounded, centralized quality. The use of U+1522 in digital texts facilitates accurate and consistent representation of the West-Cree language in written form, enabling more effective communication among its speakers and promoting cultural preservation. By incorporating this character into their work, typographers, linguists, and software developers contribute to the documentation and support of Indigenous languages, a crucial step toward their continued survival and growth.
How to type the ᔢ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 5410 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.