Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ំ has the Unicode code point U+17C6. 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+17C6 to binary:
00010111 11000110. 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 10011111 10000110
KHMER SIGN NIKAHIT·U+17C6
ំ
Character Information
Code Point
U+17C6
HEX
17C6
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Nonspacing Mark
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 9F 86 | 11100001 10011111 10000110 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 17 C6 | 00010111 11000110 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | C6 17 | 11000110 00010111 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 17 C6 | 00000000 00000000 00010111 11000110 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | C6 17 00 00 | 11000110 00010111 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ំ
URI Encoded
%E1%9F%86
Description
U+17C6, or KHMER SIGN NIKAHIT, is a character used in the Khmer script, which represents the written form of the Khmer language predominantly spoken in Cambodia. This unique character serves an essential role in digital text as it is used to denote the vowel 'ə' within the Khmer script system. The Khmer script, one of the oldest living writing systems in continuous use today, originated around the 5th century AD and has since evolved, adapting to technological advancements like the introduction of Unicode. U+17C6 is a part of the Unicode Consortium's effort to standardize and facilitate the digital representation of scripts from all over the world. As Khmer is predominantly used in Cambodia, it has significant cultural, linguistic, and technical context within this region, playing an integral role in preserving and promoting the language's heritage in the digital age.
How to type the ំ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 6086 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.