Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ບ has the Unicode code point U+0E9A. 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+0E9A to binary:
00001110 10011010. 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 10011010
LAO LETTER BO·U+0E9A
ບ
Character Information
Code Point
U+0E9A
HEX
0E9A
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E0 BA 9A | 11100000 10111010 10011010 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 0E 9A | 00001110 10011010 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 9A 0E | 10011010 00001110 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 0E 9A | 00000000 00000000 00001110 10011010 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 9A 0E 00 00 | 10011010 00001110 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ບ
URI Encoded
%E0%BA%9A
Description
U+0E9A is a Unicode character representing the LAO LETTER BO (Latin script letter "B"). This character plays an essential role in digital text by allowing for the accurate representation of the B sound in written forms of the Lao language, which is spoken primarily in Laos and by Lao people around the world. Lao, a member of the Tai-Kadai language family, has its own unique script called the Lao script or Lao alphabet, which was adapted from the Thai script. The LAO LETTER BO is one of 40 consonants in the Lao alphabet, each with an inherent vowel sound that can be modified by diacritics to represent a wide range of phonemes. As digital communication and literacy continue to expand globally, accurate representation of characters such as U+0E9A becomes increasingly important for preserving linguistic diversity and facilitating cross-cultural understanding.
How to type the ບ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 3738 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.