Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ड has the Unicode code point U+0921. 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+0921 to binary:
00001001 00100001. 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 10100100 10100001
DEVANAGARI LETTER DDA·U+0921
ड
Character Information
Code Point
U+0921
HEX
0921
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E0 A4 A1 | 11100000 10100100 10100001 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 09 21 | 00001001 00100001 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 21 09 | 00100001 00001001 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 09 21 | 00000000 00000000 00001001 00100001 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 21 09 00 00 | 00100001 00001001 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ड
URI Encoded
%E0%A4%A1
Description
U+0921 is the Unicode code point for Devanagari Letter DDA (ड), a character used in the Devanagari script. Devanagari is predominantly used to write the Hindi language, as well as several other Indian languages such as Marathi and Nepali. The Devanagari script is an abugida system, where each character represents both a consonant and an inherent vowel, with additional vowel marks added for clarity or emphasis. In digital text, U+0921 is used to represent the sound "ḍ" in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), which is distinct from the related "D" (U+0916) and "Ḍ" (U+0927). The Devanagari script has a rich history, originating around the 11th century CE, and it has played a vital role in shaping Indian culture, literature, and education. Today, U+0921 continues to be an essential character for digital communication and representation of text in various Indian languages that use the Devanagari script.
How to type the ड symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 2337 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.