Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ຯ has the Unicode code point U+0EAF. 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+0EAF to binary:
00001110 10101111. 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 10111010 10101111
LAO ELLIPSIS·U+0EAF
ຯ
Character Information
Code Point
U+0EAF
HEX
0EAF
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E0 BA AF | 11100000 10111010 10101111 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 0E AF | 00001110 10101111 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | AF 0E | 10101111 00001110 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 0E AF | 00000000 00000000 00001110 10101111 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | AF 0E 00 00 | 10101111 00001110 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ຯ
URI Encoded
%E0%BA%AF
Description
The Unicode character U+0EAF is known as the "LAO Ellipsis". It is a typographic symbol used primarily in Thai digital text. Its role is to indicate an intentional pause or the omission of some information in the middle of a sentence. As an ellipsis, it follows similar usage conventions as its Latin counterparts but is tailored for the Thai script which reads from left to right. This symbol is significant within the Thai linguistic and cultural context because it provides readers with a non-verbal cue that there's more to come or something has been intentionally omitted, which can be useful in maintaining context continuity or in certain literary or journalistic styles where brevity is appreciated. It's also technically important as it allows for the inclusion of ellipsis in digital text processing and encoding without causing confusion due to its unique Unicode designation.
How to type the ຯ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 3759 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.