Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ० has the Unicode code point U+0966. 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+0966 to binary:
00001001 01100110. 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:
11100000 10100101 10100110
DEVANAGARI DIGIT ZERO·U+0966
०
Character Information
Code Point
U+0966
HEX
0966
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Decimal Digit Number
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E0 A5 A6 | 11100000 10100101 10100110 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 09 66 | 00001001 01100110 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 66 09 | 01100110 00001001 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 09 66 | 00000000 00000000 00001001 01100110 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 66 09 00 00 | 01100110 00001001 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
०
URI Encoded
%E0%A5%A6
Description
U+0966, the Devanagari Digit Zero, is a crucial character within the Devanagari script used predominantly for writing the Hindi language, as well as several other Indian languages such as Marathi and Sanskrit. As part of the extended Unicode standard, this character holds significant importance in digital text for its role in enabling accurate representation of numerals in these languages. The Devanagari Digit Zero is particularly important in the context of written mathematics, where it serves to denote the base value for positional numeral systems, such as those used in Indian mathematics and astronomy. Its presence within the Unicode standard ensures that digital texts can accurately represent values in these historical and contemporary linguistic and cultural contexts without loss or distortion of information.
How to type the ० symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 2406 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.