Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ឵ has the Unicode code point U+17B5. 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+17B5 to binary:
00010111 10110101. 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 10110101
KHMER VOWEL INHERENT AA·U+17B5
឵
Character Information
Code Point
U+17B5
HEX
17B5
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Nonspacing Mark
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 9E B5 | 11100001 10011110 10110101 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 17 B5 | 00010111 10110101 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | B5 17 | 10110101 00010111 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 17 B5 | 00000000 00000000 00010111 10110101 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | B5 17 00 00 | 10110101 00010111 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
឵
URI Encoded
%E1%9E%B5
Description
U+17B5, or "Khmer Vowel Inherent AA," is a character from the Unicode Standard, specifically designed for representing the inherent vowels in the Khmer script. This character plays a pivotal role in digital text by helping to distinguish between different inherent vowel sounds within the Khmer language, an Austroasiatic language predominantly spoken in Cambodia. The Khmer script, which is written from left to right, uses this character as part of its rich system of vowel diacritics, enabling a wide range of phonetic possibilities. While U+17B5 may seem like a minor detail in the grand scheme of digital communication, it is essential for maintaining linguistic accuracy and cultural authenticity within Khmer text.
How to type the ឵ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 6069 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.