GEORGIAN CAPITAL LETTER LAS·U+10AA

Character Information

Code Point
U+10AA
HEX
10AA
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Uppercase Letter

Character Representations

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EncodingHexBinary
UTF8
E1 82 AA
11100001 10000010 10101010
UTF16 (big Endian)
10 AA
00010000 10101010
UTF16 (little Endian)
AA 10
10101010 00010000
UTF32 (big Endian)
00 00 10 AA
00000000 00000000 00010000 10101010
UTF32 (little Endian)
AA 10 00 00
10101010 00010000 00000000 00000000
HTML Entity
Ⴊ
URI Encoded
%E1%82%AA

Description

The character U+10AA, known as the Georgian Capital Letter Las (ჯ), is a crucial element of the Georgian script. This unique alphabet has been used for writing the Kartvelian languages, primarily Georgian, since ancient times. In digital text, this Unicode character serves its primary function within the context of these languages and plays a vital role in accurately representing and preserving their rich linguistic heritage. U+10AA is one of the 38 characters that constitute the Georgian alphabet, which is composed of 7 blocks of 5 characters each. The character has a significant cultural importance as it forms the basis for the proper representation of words in written form. It is also noteworthy to mention the linguistic aspect of this script, as it utilizes a unique system of modifiers that attach above or below the main characters, thereby increasing its expressive capabilities. From a technical standpoint, U+10AA is part of the Unicode Standard, which ensures consistent encoding and representation of text across various platforms and software applications worldwide. This standardization facilitates communication and preservation of linguistic heritage across different regions and technologies, further highlighting the importance of this character in digital texts.

How to type the symbol on Windows

Hold Alt and type 4266 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+10AA. 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+10AA to binary: 00010000 10101010. 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:
    11100001 10000010 10101010