ARABIC FATHATAN·U+064B

ً

Character Information

Code Point
U+064B
HEX
064B
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Nonspacing Mark

Character Representations

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EncodingHexBinary
UTF8
D9 8B
11011001 10001011
UTF16 (big Endian)
06 4B
00000110 01001011
UTF16 (little Endian)
4B 06
01001011 00000110
UTF32 (big Endian)
00 00 06 4B
00000000 00000000 00000110 01001011
UTF32 (little Endian)
4B 06 00 00
01001011 00000110 00000000 00000000
HTML Entity
ً
URI Encoded
%D9%8B

Description

The Unicode character U+064B, Arabic Fathatan (ف), is a crucial component of the Arabic script, representing the voiced pharyngeal fricative sound /ʕ/. In digital text, this character serves as a fundamental building block for constructing words and sentences in various languages that employ the Arabic alphabet. The Unicode standard ensures its consistent representation across different platforms and applications, fostering seamless communication among users from diverse linguistic backgrounds. As an integral part of the Arabic script, U+064B plays a significant role in expressing cultural nuances, religious texts, and historical documents within the Arabic-speaking world. Its position in the alphabet and phonetic properties reflect the deep-rooted linguistic and cultural heritage of the Arabic language, which has evolved over centuries to shape the modern Arabic script used today.

How to type the ً symbol on Windows

Hold Alt and type 1611 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.

  1. Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout

    The character ً has the Unicode code point U+064B. In UTF-8, it is encoded using 2 bytes because its codepoint is in the range of 0x0080 to 0x07ff.

    Therefore we know that the UTF-8 encoding will be done over 11 bits within the final 16 bits and that it will have the format: 110xxxxx 10xxxxxx
    Where the x are the payload bits.

    UTF-8 Encoding bit layout by codepoint range
    Codepoint RangeBytesBit patternPayload length
    U+0000 - U+007F10xxxxxxx7 bits
    U+0080 - U+07FF2110xxxxx 10xxxxxx11 bits
    U+0800 - U+FFFF31110xxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx16 bits
    U+10000 - U+10FFFF411110xxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx21 bits
  2. Step 2: Obtain the payload bits:

    Convert the hexadecimal code point U+064B to binary: 00000110 01001011. Those are the payload bits.

  3. 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:
    11011001 10001011