Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ਮ has the Unicode code point U+0A2E. 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+0A2E to binary:
00001010 00101110. 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 10101000 10101110
GURMUKHI LETTER MA·U+0A2E
ਮ
Character Information
Code Point
U+0A2E
HEX
0A2E
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E0 A8 AE | 11100000 10101000 10101110 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 0A 2E | 00001010 00101110 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 2E 0A | 00101110 00001010 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 0A 2E | 00000000 00000000 00001010 00101110 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 2E 0A 00 00 | 00101110 00001010 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ਮ
URI Encoded
%E0%A8%AE
Description
The Unicode character U+0A2E is the Gurmukhi Letter Ma (ਮ), a vital symbol within the Punjabi language's Gurmukhi script. This particular letter plays a significant role in digital text, serving as a building block for words and phrases in this widely spoken language. The Gurmukhi script is predominantly used in the Punjabi language, which has a rich cultural history and is the mother tongue of millions of people residing primarily in India's Punjab region and the Indian diaspora worldwide. Gurmukhi, meaning "from the Lord's mouth" or "divine script," was developed in the 12th century as an adaptation of the Shahmukhi script, with the intention to facilitate the dissemination of Sikh religious texts. Today, U+0A2E continues to contribute to the rich linguistic and cultural heritage of the Punjabi people by enabling accurate digital representation of their language.
How to type the ਮ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 2606 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.