MONGOLIAN FULL STOP·U+1803

Character Information

Code Point
U+1803
HEX
1803
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Punctuation

Character Representations

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EncodingHexBinary
UTF8
E1 A0 83
11100001 10100000 10000011
UTF16 (big Endian)
18 03
00011000 00000011
UTF16 (little Endian)
03 18
00000011 00011000
UTF32 (big Endian)
00 00 18 03
00000000 00000000 00011000 00000011
UTF32 (little Endian)
03 18 00 00
00000011 00011000 00000000 00000000
HTML Entity
᠃
URI Encoded
%E1%A0%83

Description

The Unicode character U+1803 is known as the Mongolian Full Stop, a typographical symbol used predominantly in the Mongolian language. It serves the same purpose as the standard period (U+002E) or full stop in English, signifying the end of a sentence or a pause in a text. However, U+1803 holds particular significance in Mongolian typography due to its unique shape, which is distinct from that of the Western full stop and resembles a combination of a dot and a downward-pointing triangle. This character is critical for accurately representing the linguistic nuances of Mongolian, as well as for maintaining the integrity of digital texts in Mongolia and among the Mongolian-speaking community worldwide. The usage of U+1803 contributes to a more culturally and linguistically authentic representation of Mongolian literature, ensuring that digital texts are accessible and understandable by native speakers.

How to type the symbol on Windows

Hold Alt and type 6147 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+1803. 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+1803 to binary: 00011000 00000011. 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 10100000 10000011