Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ຍ has the Unicode code point U+0E8D. 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+0E8D to binary:
00001110 10001101. 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 10001101
LAO LETTER NYO·U+0E8D
ຍ
Character Information
Code Point
U+0E8D
HEX
0E8D
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E0 BA 8D | 11100000 10111010 10001101 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 0E 8D | 00001110 10001101 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 8D 0E | 10001101 00001110 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 0E 8D | 00000000 00000000 00001110 10001101 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 8D 0E 00 00 | 10001101 00001110 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ຍ
URI Encoded
%E0%BA%8D
Description
U+0E8D, also known as LAO LETTER NYO, is a character from the Unicode standard that holds significant importance in digital text representation of the Lao language. The Lao script, itself part of the larger group of Indic scripts, utilizes this character to denote a unique phoneme and grapheme. In linguistic contexts, it has a role in representing the sound value /ɲ/, which is a palatal nasal consonant-vowel combination. As such, U+0E8D plays a crucial part in accurately transcribing the spoken Lao language into written form, preserving its phonetic and semantic properties for both native speakers and non-native learners. In addition to its linguistic function, U+0E8D also contributes to the cultural representation of the Lao people, as it is used within their official writing system. The Lao script, including this character, has a history dating back to the 15th century, with significant developments in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Today, U+0E8D remains essential for maintaining the integrity of digital text in the Lao language, particularly given the increasing digitalization of information and communication.
How to type the ຍ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 3725 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.