Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character څ has the Unicode code point U+0685. 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+0685 to binary:
00000110 10000101. 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:
11011010 10000101
ARABIC LETTER HAH WITH THREE DOTS ABOVE·U+0685
څ
Character Information
Code Point
U+0685
HEX
0685
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | DA 85 | 11011010 10000101 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 06 85 | 00000110 10000101 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 85 06 | 10000101 00000110 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 06 85 | 00000000 00000000 00000110 10000101 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 85 06 00 00 | 10000101 00000110 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
څ
URI Encoded
%DA%85
Description
The Unicode character U+0685 is known as the Arabic Letter Hah with Three Dots Above. It plays a significant role in digital text for languages that use the Arabic script, particularly in the Arabic language itself. This character is used to represent the sound 'ħ' or 'ħa'. While it may appear to be a variant of the Arabic letter Hah (U+0684), the addition of the three dots above differentiates it in terms of pronunciation and usage. In its cultural context, this character contributes to the richness and diversity of Arabic language, which has a long history spanning centuries. It is used in various literary texts, newspapers, signage, and digital communication in Arabic-speaking regions. The technical context of U+0685 lies in Unicode, an encoding standard that aims to represent every character from all world scripts. By including this character in the Unicode standard, it enables seamless communication and text rendering across different platforms and devices.
How to type the څ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 1669 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.