Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ാ has the Unicode code point U+0D3E. 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+0D3E to binary:
00001101 00111110. 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 10111110
MALAYALAM VOWEL SIGN AA·U+0D3E
ാ
Character Information
Code Point
U+0D3E
HEX
0D3E
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Spacing Mark
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E0 B4 BE | 11100000 10110100 10111110 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 0D 3E | 00001101 00111110 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 3E 0D | 00111110 00001101 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 0D 3E | 00000000 00000000 00001101 00111110 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 3E 0D 00 00 | 00111110 00001101 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ാ
URI Encoded
%E0%B4%BE
Description
The character U+0D3E, known as Malayalam Vowel Sign AA, plays a crucial role in the Malayalam script, which is primarily used for writing the Malayalam language. This specific Unicode character represents an aa sound, and it is employed to modify consonants in the Malayalam script. In digital text, U+0D3E helps to maintain the linguistic integrity of Malayalam by accurately representing the pronunciation and phonetics of words within this South Indian language. As part of the Unicode Standard, U+0D3E ensures consistency across various platforms and devices when working with Malayalam text. This character's significance lies in its role as a crucial component of the Malayalam script, which has historical and cultural importance in Kerala, India.
How to type the ാ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 3390 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.