DEVANAGARI VOWEL SIGN U·U+0941

Character Information

Code Point
U+0941
HEX
0941
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Nonspacing Mark

Character Representations

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EncodingHexBinary
UTF8
E0 A5 81
11100000 10100101 10000001
UTF16 (big Endian)
09 41
00001001 01000001
UTF16 (little Endian)
41 09
01000001 00001001
UTF32 (big Endian)
00 00 09 41
00000000 00000000 00001001 01000001
UTF32 (little Endian)
41 09 00 00
01000001 00001001 00000000 00000000
HTML Entity
ु
URI Encoded
%E0%A5%81

Description

The Unicode character U+0941, also known as Devanagari Vowel Sign U, is an essential element within the Devanagari script, which is predominantly used for writing the Hindi language. In digital text, this character serves to represent a specific vowel sound in the Devanagari script and is primarily utilized for its phonetic function. Devanagari is widely used not only in India but also in Nepal and various communities around the world. This script has cultural and linguistic significance, as it is the primary medium through which many texts, including religious and literary works, are expressed. The Devanagari Vowel Sign U plays a crucial role in maintaining the accurate pronunciation and meaning of words within these texts. Overall, U+0941 is an integral part of the Devanagari script that contributes to clear communication and cultural preservation.

How to type the symbol on Windows

Hold Alt and type 2369 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+0941. 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+0941 to binary: 00001001 01000001. 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 10000001