BENGALI VOWEL SIGN AI·U+09C8

Character Information

Code Point
U+09C8
HEX
09C8
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Spacing Mark

Character Representations

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EncodingHexBinary
UTF8
E0 A7 88
11100000 10100111 10001000
UTF16 (big Endian)
09 C8
00001001 11001000
UTF16 (little Endian)
C8 09
11001000 00001001
UTF32 (big Endian)
00 00 09 C8
00000000 00000000 00001001 11001000
UTF32 (little Endian)
C8 09 00 00
11001000 00001001 00000000 00000000
HTML Entity
ৈ
URI Encoded
%E0%A7%88

Description

U+09C8, the Bengali Vowel Sign AI, plays a crucial role in digital text by representing the 'ai' vowel combination in the Bengali language. This character is essential for accurate representation of words and phrases in written Bengali communication, enabling users to convey complex linguistic structures with precision. The use of U+09C8 contributes significantly to the cultural richness and linguistic diversity of the Bengali language, which has millions of speakers across India, Bangladesh, and other regions where it is spoken. As a vital part of the Unicode Standard, the Bengali Vowel Sign AI enables seamless digital communication in the Bengali script, ensuring the accurate representation of this important South Asian language on modern technology platforms.

How to type the symbol on Windows

Hold Alt and type 2504 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.

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

    The character has the Unicode code point U+09C8. In UTF-8, it is encoded using 3 bytes because its codepoint is in the range of 0x0800 to 0xffff.

    Therefore we know that the UTF-8 encoding will be done over 16 bits within the final 24 bits and that it will have the format: 1110xxxx 10xxxxxx 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+09C8 to binary: 00001001 11001000. 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:
    11100000 10100111 10001000