Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ᷺ has the Unicode code point U+1DFA. In UTF-8, it is encoded using 3 bytes because its codepoint is in the range of
0x0800to0xffff.
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 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+1DFA to binary:
00011101 11111010. 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:
11100001 10110111 10111010
COMBINING DOT BELOW LEFT·U+1DFA
᷺
Character Information
Code Point
U+1DFA
HEX
1DFA
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Nonspacing Mark
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 B7 BA | 11100001 10110111 10111010 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 1D FA | 00011101 11111010 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | FA 1D | 11111010 00011101 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 1D FA | 00000000 00000000 00011101 11111010 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | FA 1D 00 00 | 11111010 00011101 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
᷺
URI Encoded
%E1%B7%BA
Description
The Unicode character U+1DFA, known as the COMBINING DOT BELOW LEFT, is a typographical element often employed in digital text to create diacritics or accent marks. It is particularly useful in visual arts and linguistics where it can be combined with other characters to convey specific phonetic or cultural nuances. Although its usage may not be as widespread as some other Unicode characters, the COMBINING DOT BELOW LEFT plays an important role in representing certain languages that utilize diacritics extensively, such as Vietnamese and Khmer. In these contexts, it serves a technical function by allowing users to input and display text with specific accents or phonetic modifications. The character is part of the Unicode 6.0 standard and falls under the category of Combining Diacritical Marks for Use with the Latin Script.
How to type the ᷺ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 7674 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.