Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ۬ has the Unicode code point U+06EC. 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+06EC to binary:
00000110 11101100. 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:
11011011 10101100
ARABIC ROUNDED HIGH STOP WITH FILLED CENTRE·U+06EC
۬
Character Information
Code Point
U+06EC
HEX
06EC
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Nonspacing Mark
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | DB AC | 11011011 10101100 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 06 EC | 00000110 11101100 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | EC 06 | 11101100 00000110 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 06 EC | 00000000 00000000 00000110 11101100 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | EC 06 00 00 | 11101100 00000110 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
۬
URI Encoded
%DB%AC
Description
The Unicode character U+06EC represents the Arabic Rounded High Stop with Filled Centre (ARABIC ROUNDED HIGH STOP WITH FILLED CENTRE). This typographical symbol plays a significant role in digital text, particularly within the Arabic language. It is used as a punctuation mark to signify the end of a sentence or thought, much like its English counterpart, the period (.). In terms of linguistic context, this character helps to maintain the flow and readability of the text by visually separating sentences. In Arabic writing, sentence structure can be complex, with long, unbroken strings of characters. The ARABIC ROUNDED HIGH STOP WITH FILLED CENTRE provides a clear demarcation point, making the text easier to comprehend for both native and non-native readers. Technically, this character is part of the extended Arabic Presentation Forms (A) set introduced in Unicode 4.1.0 (2005). This set provides various presentational forms of Arabic characters that include diacritics and punctuation marks essential for written Arabic. The filled centre of the ARABIC ROUNDED HIGH STOP WITH FILLED CENTRE lends a visually distinctive characteristic to the character, enhancing its role in digital text readability and comprehension.
How to type the ۬ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 1772 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.