Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ᓷ has the Unicode code point U+14F7. 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+14F7 to binary:
00010100 11110111. 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 10010011 10110111
CANADIAN SYLLABICS WEST-CREE SWE·U+14F7
ᓷ
Character Information
Code Point
U+14F7
HEX
14F7
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 93 B7 | 11100001 10010011 10110111 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 14 F7 | 00010100 11110111 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | F7 14 | 11110111 00010100 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 14 F7 | 00000000 00000000 00010100 11110111 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | F7 14 00 00 | 11110111 00010100 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ᓷ
URI Encoded
%E1%93%B7
Description
U+14F7, also known as CANADIAN SYLLABICS WEST-CREE SWE, is a character from the Unicode standard that represents a specific phoneme in the West Cree dialect of the Canadian Syllabics writing system. This unique script was developed by missionaries in the late 19th century to facilitate literacy and religious education among Indigenous peoples of North America, particularly those speaking Cree and other similar languages. The Unicode character U+14F7 specifically represents the "swe" sound, which is used in combination with other characters to form words in the West Cree dialect. Today, the Canadian Syllabics script remains vital for preserving Indigenous languages and cultures, as well as in linguistic research, language revitalization efforts, and cultural preservation initiatives.
How to type the ᓷ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 5367 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.