Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ٰ has the Unicode code point U+0670. 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+0670 to binary:
00000110 01110000. 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 10110000
ARABIC LETTER SUPERSCRIPT ALEF·U+0670
ٰ
Character Information
Code Point
U+0670
HEX
0670
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Nonspacing Mark
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | D9 B0 | 11011001 10110000 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 06 70 | 00000110 01110000 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 70 06 | 01110000 00000110 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 06 70 | 00000000 00000000 00000110 01110000 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 70 06 00 00 | 01110000 00000110 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ٰ
URI Encoded
%D9%B0
Description
U+0670 is the Unicode code point for Arabic Letter SUPERSCRIPT ALEF (أَ), a character used in digital text representations of the Arabic script. This letter is part of the extended Arabic alphabet, which includes superscript and subscript variations of the basic 28 Arabic letters to represent additional sounds and grammatical structures in certain Arabic dialects and languages. The superscript Alef (أَ) is used primarily in the Gulf Arabic dialect spoken in countries such as Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates. In this dialect, it denotes a short vowel sound (ا) or acts as a diacritical mark to indicate the grammatical function of certain words or phrases. As an essential character for accurate digital representation of these specific forms of Arabic text, U+0670 is crucial in ensuring proper communication and comprehension across various platforms and devices.
How to type the ٰ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 1648 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.