Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character has the Unicode code point U+05CA. In UTF-8, it is encoded using 2 bytes because its codepoint is in the range of
0x0080to0x07ff.
Therefore we know that the UTF-8 encoding will be done over 11 bits within the final 16 bits and that it will have the format:110xxxxx 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+05CA to binary:
00000101 11001010. 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:
11010111 10001010
CHARACTER 05CA·U+05CA
Character Information
Code Point
U+05CA
HEX
05CA
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | D7 8A | 11010111 10001010 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 05 CA | 00000101 11001010 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | CA 05 | 11001010 00000101 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 05 CA | 00000000 00000000 00000101 11001010 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | CA 05 00 00 | 11001010 00000101 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
׊
URI Encoded
%D7%8A
Description
The Unicode character U+05CA, also known as CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER A, represents the consonant 'A' in the Cyrillic alphabet. It is typically used in digital text for various languages that use the Cyrillic script, such as Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Serbian, and others. The Cyrillic script has been widely adopted across Eastern Europe and parts of Asia, reflecting a diverse cultural and linguistic landscape. In these languages, 'A' is pronounced differently depending on its phonetic context; for example, in Russian, it can be pronounced as the voiceless glottal fricative [h] when followed by certain letters, such as 'ы', 'э', 'и', or 'я'. U+05CA plays a significant role in representing these linguistic nuances and facilitating communication across different cultures that utilize the Cyrillic script.
How to type the symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 1482 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.