Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ض has the Unicode code point U+0636. 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+0636 to binary:
00000110 00110110. 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:
11011000 10110110
ARABIC LETTER DAD·U+0636
ض
Character Information
Code Point
U+0636
HEX
0636
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | D8 B6 | 11011000 10110110 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 06 36 | 00000110 00110110 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 36 06 | 00110110 00000110 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 06 36 | 00000000 00000000 00000110 00110110 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 36 06 00 00 | 00110110 00000110 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ض
URI Encoded
%D8%B6
Description
The Unicode character U+0636, Arabic Letter Dad (ا), is an essential glyph in the Arabic script system. It plays a crucial role in digital text by representing a phoneme or sound unit in the Arabic language. In its typical usage, this character is used to convey the sounds /d/, /dˁ/ or /ð/ depending on the position it occupies within a word. The Arabic script, of which U+0636 is a part, is widely used across the Middle East and North Africa, making this character an integral component for representing the Arabic language in digital text. Furthermore, as Arabic is one of the six official languages of the United Nations, U+0636 is instrumental in enabling communication among Arabic-speaking nations and global organizations.
How to type the ض symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 1590 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.