ARABIC LETTER KEHEH WITH TWO DOTS ABOVE·U+063B

ػ

Character Information

Code Point
U+063B
HEX
063B
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter

Character Representations

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EncodingHexBinary
UTF8
D8 BB
11011000 10111011
UTF16 (big Endian)
06 3B
00000110 00111011
UTF16 (little Endian)
3B 06
00111011 00000110
UTF32 (big Endian)
00 00 06 3B
00000000 00000000 00000110 00111011
UTF32 (little Endian)
3B 06 00 00
00111011 00000110 00000000 00000000
HTML Entity
ػ
URI Encoded
%D8%BB

Description

The Unicode character U+063B, Arabic Letter Keheh with Two Dots Above, is an essential component of the Arabic script, used in digital text representation. It represents the phoneme /k/, which is a plosive consonant in Arabic phonology. This letter is part of the Arabic Script Block and is commonly found in written texts from languages such as Modern Standard Arabic, Levantine Arabic, and other regional dialects. Its usage is predominantly within the Arab world and regions with significant Arabic-speaking populations. In typography, the character U+063B typically appears in various font styles and sizes to suit different contexts, such as headings, body text, or footnotes. As with other Arabic letters, it follows a right-to-left script direction. The two dots above the letter serve as diacritical marks that indicate vowels, consonantal features, or grammatical aspects in the Arabic language. It is crucial for accurate text processing and translation between different languages, making U+063B an indispensable character for digital communication and information exchange.

How to type the ػ symbol on Windows

Hold Alt and type 1595 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.

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

    The character ػ has the Unicode code point U+063B. 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+063B to binary: 00000110 00111011. 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:
    11011000 10111011