Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ࢻ has the Unicode code point U+08BB. 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+08BB to binary:
00001000 10111011. 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:
11100000 10100010 10111011
ARABIC LETTER AFRICAN FEH·U+08BB
ࢻ
Character Information
Code Point
U+08BB
HEX
08BB
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E0 A2 BB | 11100000 10100010 10111011 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 08 BB | 00001000 10111011 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | BB 08 | 10111011 00001000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 08 BB | 00000000 00000000 00001000 10111011 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | BB 08 00 00 | 10111011 00001000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ࢻ
URI Encoded
%E0%A2%BB
Description
The character U+08BB, Arabic Letter African Feh, plays a significant role in the Arabic script. This letter is unique as it's specifically used in certain African dialects of Arabic, which is rare among other Arabic letters. It represents the sound 'f' or 'v', depending on its position and the surrounding sounds within a word. Its typical usage in digital text is for accurate representation of these African dialects, thus preserving their linguistic nuances. The character has a notable cultural context as it is part of the Arabic script, which is used by millions of people around the world and is written from right to left. In technical terms, U+08BB is an extended Unicode character, meaning that it's included in the Unicode standard for representing characters beyond the basic Latin alphabet.
How to type the ࢻ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 2235 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.