Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ක has the Unicode code point U+0D9A. 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+0D9A to binary:
00001101 10011010. 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 10011010
SINHALA LETTER ALPAPRAANA KAYANNA·U+0D9A
ක
Character Information
Code Point
U+0D9A
HEX
0D9A
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E0 B6 9A | 11100000 10110110 10011010 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 0D 9A | 00001101 10011010 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 9A 0D | 10011010 00001101 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 0D 9A | 00000000 00000000 00001101 10011010 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 9A 0D 00 00 | 10011010 00001101 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ක
URI Encoded
%E0%B6%9A
Description
The Unicode character U+0D9A represents the Sinhala letter Alpapraana Kayanna. In digital text, it serves as a unique identifier for this specific character within the Sinhala script. As one of the 26 consonants in the Sinhala alphabet, Alpapraana Kayanna plays a significant role in written communication within the Sinhala language, primarily spoken by over 15 million people in Sri Lanka and among the Sinhalese diaspora. The character is used to represent the sound /k/ when followed by certain vowels or as part of a syllable. Its appearance is distinct, featuring a unique combination of lines and curves that are characteristic of the Sinhala script, which is an abugida system where each consonant has an inherent vowel /a/. The character U+0D9A represents an important aspect of Sri Lanka's rich cultural heritage and contributes to the preservation and advancement of the Sinhala language in the digital age.
How to type the ක symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 3482 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.