ARMENIAN SMALL LETTER RA·U+057C

ռ

Character Information

Code Point
U+057C
HEX
057C
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Lowercase Letter

Character Representations

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EncodingHexBinary
UTF8
D5 BC
11010101 10111100
UTF16 (big Endian)
05 7C
00000101 01111100
UTF16 (little Endian)
7C 05
01111100 00000101
UTF32 (big Endian)
00 00 05 7C
00000000 00000000 00000101 01111100
UTF32 (little Endian)
7C 05 00 00
01111100 00000101 00000000 00000000
HTML Entity
ռ
URI Encoded
%D5%BC

Description

The character U+057C, known as ARMENIAN SMALL LETTER RA, is an essential component of the Armenian alphabet. In digital text, it plays a pivotal role in representing the Armenian language, which has been spoken and written for over 2,800 years. As one of the earliest adopters of a written form, Armenian script has been instrumental in preserving the cultural identity and history of the Armenian people. Armenian SMALL LETTER RA holds a significant position in the Armenian alphabet, which consists of 36 letters. The alphabet is derived from the Aramaic script and was developed by Mesrop Mashtots in the 5th century AD, marking an important milestone in the history of written language. In terms of its linguistic context, ARMENIAN SMALL LETTER RA is used to represent the consonantal phoneme /ɾ/ or /r/, which denotes a flap or trilled 'r' sound. It is crucial for accurate translation and representation of Armenian texts, as it helps convey the correct pronunciation and meaning of words in the language. As the digital world continues to evolve, characters like ARMENIAN SMALL LETTER RA are vital for maintaining the integrity and accessibility of the Armenian language online. Its accurate representation ensures that the rich cultural heritage and history of the Armenian people can be shared and appreciated by a global audience.

How to type the ռ symbol on Windows

Hold Alt and type 1404 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.

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

    The character ռ has the Unicode code point U+057C. 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+057C to binary: 00000101 01111100. 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:
    11010101 10111100