Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ࢇ has the Unicode code point U+0887. 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+0887 to binary:
00001000 10000111. 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 10000111
ARABIC BASELINE ROUND DOT·U+0887
ࢇ
Character Information
Code Point
U+0887
HEX
0887
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E0 A2 87 | 11100000 10100010 10000111 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 08 87 | 00001000 10000111 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 87 08 | 10000111 00001000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 08 87 | 00000000 00000000 00001000 10000111 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 87 08 00 00 | 10000111 00001000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ࢇ
URI Encoded
%E0%A2%87
Description
The Unicode character U+0887, known as ARABIC BASELINE ROUND DOT, plays a vital role in the Arabic typography system. It is primarily used to indicate the presence of a diacritical mark or vowel sign above a base letter in Arabic text. In digital text, it acts as a visual anchor for the overlay of these diacritics and vowel signs, ensuring proper rendering and readability of the text by maintaining an accurate baseline alignment. U+0887 is essential to the accurate representation of Arabic script, which relies on these marks to convey specific phonetic values, grammatical features, or to denote long vowels. The use of this character contributes significantly to preserving and promoting the rich linguistic heritage of the Arabic language in digital environments.
How to type the ࢇ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 2183 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.