Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character බ has the Unicode code point U+0DB6. 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+0DB6 to binary:
00001101 10110110. 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 10110110 10110110
SINHALA LETTER ALPAPRAANA BAYANNA·U+0DB6
බ
Character Information
Code Point
U+0DB6
HEX
0DB6
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E0 B6 B6 | 11100000 10110110 10110110 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 0D B6 | 00001101 10110110 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | B6 0D | 10110110 00001101 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 0D B6 | 00000000 00000000 00001101 10110110 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | B6 0D 00 00 | 10110110 00001101 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
බ
URI Encoded
%E0%B6%B6
Description
U+0DB6, or Sinhala Letter Alpapraana Bayanna, is a character from the Sinhala script, used in the Sinhalese language, which is primarily spoken in Sri Lanka. In digital text, this character serves as a building block for creating words and phrases within the Sinhalese language. The Sinhala script, like many other scripts such as Devanagari, uses a unique system of diacritical marks to indicate pronunciation and meaning changes. As part of the Sinhala writing system, U+0DB6 plays a significant role in preserving and promoting the cultural heritage and linguistic identity of the Sinhalese people. The script's complexity and intricacy reflect the rich history and traditions of Sri Lanka.
How to type the බ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 3510 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.