DEVANAGARI VOWEL SIGN SHORT O·U+094A

Character Information

Code Point
U+094A
HEX
094A
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Spacing Mark

Character Representations

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EncodingHexBinary
UTF8
E0 A5 8A
11100000 10100101 10001010
UTF16 (big Endian)
09 4A
00001001 01001010
UTF16 (little Endian)
4A 09
01001010 00001001
UTF32 (big Endian)
00 00 09 4A
00000000 00000000 00001001 01001010
UTF32 (little Endian)
4A 09 00 00
01001010 00001001 00000000 00000000
HTML Entity
ॊ
URI Encoded
%E0%A5%8A

Description

U+094A is a Devanagari vowel sign known as SHORT O. In the Devanagari script, it is used to indicate the short open back unrounded vowel /ʌ/. As an essential component of this abugida writing system, it plays a significant role in digital text by enabling accurate representation and conversion of words from the Hindi language and other Indian languages that use the Devanagari script. The character is crucial for both linguistic and cultural purposes, as it facilitates the reading and comprehension of texts written in these languages. The Devanagari script is widely used for various purposes, including literature, education, and digital communication, showcasing the importance of accurately representing each character, such as U+094A, in digital text.

How to type the symbol on Windows

Hold Alt and type 2378 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+094A. 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+094A to binary: 00001001 01001010. 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 10100101 10001010