Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character អ has the Unicode code point U+17A2. 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+17A2 to binary:
00010111 10100010. 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 10100010
KHMER LETTER QA·U+17A2
អ
Character Information
Code Point
U+17A2
HEX
17A2
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 9E A2 | 11100001 10011110 10100010 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 17 A2 | 00010111 10100010 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | A2 17 | 10100010 00010111 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 17 A2 | 00000000 00000000 00010111 10100010 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | A2 17 00 00 | 10100010 00010111 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
អ
URI Encoded
%E1%9E%A2
Description
U+17A2, known as Khmer Letter Qa, is a typographical character belonging to the Unicode Standard. This unique character holds significant importance in the digital text representation of the Khmer script, which is used predominantly for written communication in Cambodia and among Cambodian communities worldwide. The Khmer script, one of the oldest writing systems in Southeast Asia, has been utilized since the 5th century. U+17A2, specifically, is a consonant-vowel character that represents the sound "ka" at the beginning of syllables, and plays an essential role in transcribing Khmer language accurately in digital platforms. Its presence in the Unicode Standard ensures proper display, interpretation, and processing across various software systems and applications, preserving the cultural and linguistic heritage of the Khmer people.
How to type the អ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 6050 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.