Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character has the Unicode code point U+206C. 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+206C to binary:
00100000 01101100. 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:
11100010 10000001 10101100
INHIBIT ARABIC FORM SHAPING·U+206C
Character Information
Code Point
U+206C
HEX
206C
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Format
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 81 AC | 11100010 10000001 10101100 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 20 6C | 00100000 01101100 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 6C 20 | 01101100 00100000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 20 6C | 00000000 00000000 00100000 01101100 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 6C 20 00 00 | 01101100 00100000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity

URI Encoded
%E2%81%AC
Description
U+206C is a Unicode character code representing the "INHIBIT ARABIC FORM SHAPING" glyph. In digital text processing, this character plays a crucial role in controlling how Arabic script is rendered and displayed. Specifically, it's used to inhibit or suppress Arabic form shaping, which would otherwise automatically occur when processing Arabic text. The application of U+206C can be seen in cases where the typographer or designer wishes to have more control over the appearance of Arabic script, particularly when using specialized fonts or in contexts where the default automatic shaping may not produce the desired visual outcome.
How to type the symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 8300 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.