Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character പ has the Unicode code point U+0D2A. 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+0D2A to binary:
00001101 00101010. 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 10110100 10101010
MALAYALAM LETTER PA·U+0D2A
പ
Character Information
Code Point
U+0D2A
HEX
0D2A
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E0 B4 AA | 11100000 10110100 10101010 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 0D 2A | 00001101 00101010 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 2A 0D | 00101010 00001101 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 0D 2A | 00000000 00000000 00001101 00101010 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 2A 0D 00 00 | 00101010 00001101 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
പ
URI Encoded
%E0%B4%AA
Description
The Unicode character U+0D2A represents the Malayalam letter "Pa" (പ), which is an essential component of the Malayalam script, primarily used in the Malayalam language, the official language of the Indian state of Kerala. This script is a Dravidian language with over 35 million native speakers worldwide. In digital text, U+0D2A serves as a fundamental building block for encoding and displaying written content in the Malayalam language, facilitating communication and preservation of cultural heritage. It has an important role in supporting the linguistic diversity of the world by enabling accurate representation of the Malayalam script in digital platforms and applications.
How to type the പ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 3370 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.