Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ٱ has the Unicode code point U+0671. In UTF-8, it is encoded using 2 bytes because its codepoint is in the range of
0x0080to0x07ff.
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 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+0671 to binary:
00000110 01110001. 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:
11011001 10110001
ARABIC LETTER ALEF WASLA·U+0671
ٱ
Character Information
Code Point
U+0671
HEX
0671
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | D9 B1 | 11011001 10110001 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 06 71 | 00000110 01110001 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 71 06 | 01110001 00000110 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 06 71 | 00000000 00000000 00000110 01110001 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 71 06 00 00 | 01110001 00000110 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ٱ
URI Encoded
%D9%B1
Description
U+0671 is the Unicode character code for Arabic Letter Alef Wasla (أ). This character plays a vital role in digital text by representing a distinct letter in the Arabic script, which is widely used across multiple languages, predominantly in written communication. The Arabic alphabet, of which this letter is a part, is an abjad consisting of 28 letters that are written from right to left. Each Arabic letter has a specific phonetic value and can also be used as a consonant or a vowel marker. In particular, the Arabic Letter Alef Wasla (أ) is often utilized as a consonantal letter representing a glottal sound /ʔ/. The character U+0671 holds significant cultural, linguistic, and technical importance due to its unique role in shaping the structure and pronunciation of words in various Arabic languages.
How to type the ٱ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 1649 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.