Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ખ has the Unicode code point U+0A96. 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+0A96 to binary:
00001010 10010110. 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 10101010 10010110
GUJARATI LETTER KHA·U+0A96
ખ
Character Information
Code Point
U+0A96
HEX
0A96
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E0 AA 96 | 11100000 10101010 10010110 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 0A 96 | 00001010 10010110 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 96 0A | 10010110 00001010 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 0A 96 | 00000000 00000000 00001010 10010110 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 96 0A 00 00 | 10010110 00001010 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ખ
URI Encoded
%E0%AA%96
Description
U+0A96, known as Gujarati Letter Ka (क), is a key character in the Gujarat script, an alphasyllabic script primarily used for writing the Gujarati language. This script belongs to the Indic family of scripts and is predominantly employed in the Indian states of Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Daman and Diu. The Gujarati script is also used by the Gujarati diaspora living in several countries, such as the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, South Africa, and Australia. U+0A96 represents a consonant phoneme in the Gujarati language, and it has both an independent form (क) and a dependent form, which is used when Ka appears at the end of a word or as part of another character's pronunciation. The Gujarati script is closely related to other Indic scripts such as Gurmukhi and Devanagari, and it is written from left to right. As digital typography evolves, the accurate representation of Gujarati characters like U+0A96 becomes increasingly important for preserving cultural heritage and enabling effective communication in the language online.
How to type the ખ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 2710 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.