LEPCHA LETTER KA·U+1C00

Character Information

Code Point
U+1C00
HEX
1C00
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter

Character Representations

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EncodingHexBinary
UTF8
E1 B0 80
11100001 10110000 10000000
UTF16 (big Endian)
1C 00
00011100 00000000
UTF16 (little Endian)
00 1C
00000000 00011100
UTF32 (big Endian)
00 00 1C 00
00000000 00000000 00011100 00000000
UTF32 (little Endian)
00 1C 00 00
00000000 00011100 00000000 00000000
HTML Entity
ᰀ
URI Encoded
%E1%B0%80

Description

The Unicode character U+1C00 represents the Lepcha letter "KA". In digital text, this character is used to accurately convey the written form of the Lepcha script, which belongs to the Sino-Tibetan language family and is primarily spoken in the Indian state of Sikkim. The Lepcha script has historical significance as it was developed around the 17th century, making it one of the oldest writing systems in India. The character U+1C00 plays a crucial role in preserving the linguistic heritage of the Lepcha people and facilitating communication among its speakers. In technical contexts, this character helps maintain the integrity of digitally stored text by allowing for accurate rendering and display across various platforms, software applications, and devices.

How to type the symbol on Windows

Hold Alt and type 7168 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.

  1. Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout

    The character has the Unicode code point U+1C00. In UTF-8, it is encoded using 3 bytes because its codepoint is in the range of 0x0800 to 0xffff.

    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 the x are the payload bits.

    UTF-8 Encoding bit layout by codepoint range
    Codepoint RangeBytesBit patternPayload length
    U+0000 - U+007F10xxxxxxx7 bits
    U+0080 - U+07FF2110xxxxx 10xxxxxx11 bits
    U+0800 - U+FFFF31110xxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx16 bits
    U+10000 - U+10FFFF411110xxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx21 bits
  2. Step 2: Obtain the payload bits:

    Convert the hexadecimal code point U+1C00 to binary: 00011100 00000000. Those are the payload bits.

  3. 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 10110000 10000000