Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character has the Unicode code point U+0CB4. 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+0CB4 to binary:
00001100 10110100. 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 10110010 10110100
CHARACTER 0CB4·U+0CB4
Character Information
Code Point
U+0CB4
HEX
0CB4
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E0 B2 B4 | 11100000 10110010 10110100 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 0C B4 | 00001100 10110100 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | B4 0C | 10110100 00001100 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 0C B4 | 00000000 00000000 00001100 10110100 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | B4 0C 00 00 | 10110100 00001100 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
಴
URI Encoded
%E0%B2%B4
Description
The Unicode character U+0CB4 represents a specific modifier letter used in linguistics and typography. In its typical usage, it serves to modify the behavior of certain characters in digital text, allowing for a more accurate representation of specific languages or scripts that require such modifications. One notable cultural context where this character plays an important role is in the transcription and transliteration of several African languages, particularly among the N'Ko script used for some languages in West Africa. It helps ensure correct pronunciation and proper usage of diacritics that may be essential to these languages. While this character is not widely used outside of certain linguistic contexts, it remains an important tool for accurate representation and understanding of specific languages and scripts in the digital realm.
How to type the symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 3252 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.