Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ភ has the Unicode code point U+1797. 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+1797 to binary:
00010111 10010111. 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:
11100001 10011110 10010111
KHMER LETTER PHO·U+1797
ភ
Character Information
Code Point
U+1797
HEX
1797
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 9E 97 | 11100001 10011110 10010111 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 17 97 | 00010111 10010111 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 97 17 | 10010111 00010111 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 17 97 | 00000000 00000000 00010111 10010111 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 97 17 00 00 | 10010111 00010111 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ភ
URI Encoded
%E1%9E%97
Description
The Unicode character U+1797 represents the Khmer letter "Pho." Khmer is the native language of Cambodia, spoken by millions of people in the region. In digital text, this character is used to represent the phoneme /p/ when written using the Khmer script. This alphabet, which has been used since the 12th century, consists of 34 consonants and a varying number of vowel marks. The Unicode Consortium introduced U+1797 in 2006 as part of its ongoing effort to encode and standardize text encodings for all languages globally. Despite the global proliferation of English and other major languages, there remains a rich diversity of linguistic expressions that are vital for cultural preservation and communication among native speakers. As such, Unicode characters like U+1797 play an important role in supporting digital text for minority languages and ensuring their survival in the face of increasing technological influence worldwide.
How to type the ភ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 6039 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.