LEPCHA LETTER YA·U+1C1A

Character Information

Code Point
U+1C1A
HEX
1C1A
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter

Character Representations

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EncodingHexBinary
UTF8
E1 B0 9A
11100001 10110000 10011010
UTF16 (big Endian)
1C 1A
00011100 00011010
UTF16 (little Endian)
1A 1C
00011010 00011100
UTF32 (big Endian)
00 00 1C 1A
00000000 00000000 00011100 00011010
UTF32 (little Endian)
1A 1C 00 00
00011010 00011100 00000000 00000000
HTML Entity
ᰚ
URI Encoded
%E1%B0%9A

Description

The Unicode character U+1C1A is known as the Lepcha Letter Ya, a symbol that holds significant importance within the Lepcha language, spoken by the Lepcha people of Sikkim in India and Nepal. As part of the Syloti Nagri script, it serves a crucial role in written communication among Lepcha speakers, aiding in the accurate expression and interpretation of their rich linguistic heritage. The character represents the phonetic value /y/, adding to its functional importance within the language's orthography. In digital text, U+1C1A allows for the preservation and dissemination of cultural knowledge, ensuring that future generations can continue to connect with and understand the history, traditions, and identity of the Lepcha people.

How to type the symbol on Windows

Hold Alt and type 7194 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+1C1A. 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+1C1A to binary: 00011100 00011010. 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 10011010