Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ࢭ has the Unicode code point U+08AD. 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+08AD to binary:
00001000 10101101. 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 10101101
ARABIC LETTER LOW ALEF·U+08AD
ࢭ
Character Information
Code Point
U+08AD
HEX
08AD
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E0 A2 AD | 11100000 10100010 10101101 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 08 AD | 00001000 10101101 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | AD 08 | 10101101 00001000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 08 AD | 00000000 00000000 00001000 10101101 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | AD 08 00 00 | 10101101 00001000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ࢭ
URI Encoded
%E0%A2%AD
Description
U+08AD is the Unicode character code for Arabic Letter Low Alef (الألف). This particular character is a part of the Arabic script, which has been used in various forms since the 7th century AD to write the Arabic language. In digital text, Arabic Letter Low Alef serves as a basic building block for constructing words and phrases. It primarily represents the voiced glottal plosive sound /ɢ/ or the voiced uvular plosive sound /q/, depending on its position within a word. The character's usage is prevalent in the Arabic language, which is spoken by over 310 million people across multiple countries, making it one of the most widely spoken languages globally. Additionally, Arabic Letter Low Alef has cultural and religious significance, as it appears frequently in the Quran, Islam's holy book. The Unicode character encoding system ensures that this character retains its unique form, enabling accurate and consistent representation across digital platforms and applications.
How to type the ࢭ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 2221 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.