CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER EN WITH DESCENDER·U+04A2

Ң

Character Information

Code Point
U+04A2
HEX
04A2
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Uppercase Letter

Character Representations

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EncodingHexBinary
UTF8
D2 A2
11010010 10100010
UTF16 (big Endian)
04 A2
00000100 10100010
UTF16 (little Endian)
A2 04
10100010 00000100
UTF32 (big Endian)
00 00 04 A2
00000000 00000000 00000100 10100010
UTF32 (little Endian)
A2 04 00 00
10100010 00000100 00000000 00000000
HTML Entity
Ң
URI Encoded
%D2%A2

Description

The Unicode character U+04A2, known as the Cyrillic Capital Letter En with Descender, is a crucial element of the Cyrillic script used in various languages, such as Russian, Bulgarian, and Serbian. Its typical usage or role in digital text is to represent the distinct consonant sound "э" in these languages. This letter has an essential position in linguistic and cultural contexts, particularly for those who communicate using these Cyrillic-based languages. The presence of a descender in this character sets it apart from its Latin counterparts, providing a unique visual cue that reflects the inherent characteristics of the Cyrillic script. In terms of technical context, the U+04A2 En with Descender is part of the Unicode Standard, which has become the global standard for encoding and processing text data in digital platforms, ensuring consistent representation across various devices and systems.

How to type the Ң symbol on Windows

Hold Alt and type 1186 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.

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

    The character Ң has the Unicode code point U+04A2. 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+04A2 to binary: 00000100 10100010. 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:
    11010010 10100010