Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ഃ has the Unicode code point U+0D03. 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+0D03 to binary:
00001101 00000011. 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 10000011
MALAYALAM SIGN VISARGA·U+0D03
ഃ
Character Information
Code Point
U+0D03
HEX
0D03
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Spacing Mark
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E0 B4 83 | 11100000 10110100 10000011 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 0D 03 | 00001101 00000011 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 03 0D | 00000011 00001101 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 0D 03 | 00000000 00000000 00001101 00000011 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 03 0D 00 00 | 00000011 00001101 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ഃ
URI Encoded
%E0%B4%83
Description
U+0D03 Malayalam Sign Visarga is a significant character in the Malayalam script, used primarily for phonetic representation and pronunciation guidance in digital text. It plays an essential role in the Malayalam language, one of the Dravidian languages predominantly spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and by the Malayali people worldwide. Visarga (ൽ) is a consonant-final vowel indicator in the script, which represents the release of breath at the end of a word or phrase while pronouncing it, enabling readers to distinguish between words with similar endings and understand the nuances of intonation. This character contributes to the accurate representation of Malayalam's complex phonetic system in digital text and electronic communications, enriching the cultural heritage and linguistic diversity of the Malayalam language on a global scale.
How to type the ഃ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 3331 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.