Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ش has the Unicode code point U+0634. 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+0634 to binary:
00000110 00110100. 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 10110100
ARABIC LETTER SHEEN·U+0634
ش
Character Information
Code Point
U+0634
HEX
0634
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | D8 B4 | 11011000 10110100 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 06 34 | 00000110 00110100 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 34 06 | 00110100 00000110 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 06 34 | 00000000 00000000 00000110 00110100 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 34 06 00 00 | 00110100 00000110 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ش
URI Encoded
%D8%B4
Description
The Unicode character U+0634, known as ARABIC LETTER SHEEN (ع), is a crucial building block in the Arabic script system. In digital text, it serves as an essential component of words, phrases, and sentences that conform to the rules of the Arabic language, which is spoken by millions of people across multiple regions including the Middle East, North Africa, and other countries with significant Arabic-speaking populations. This character's unique shape and form contribute to the fluidity and expressiveness of written Arabic, as it embodies a particular structure that adapts seamlessly into various contexts. U+0634 is also crucial for technical purposes such as data processing, digital communication, and software development because of its importance in representing the Arabic language accurately on different devices and platforms.
How to type the ش symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 1588 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.