Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ප has the Unicode code point U+0DB4. 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+0DB4 to binary:
00001101 10110100. 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 10110100
SINHALA LETTER ALPAPRAANA PAYANNA·U+0DB4
ප
Character Information
Code Point
U+0DB4
HEX
0DB4
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E0 B6 B4 | 11100000 10110110 10110100 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 0D B4 | 00001101 10110100 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | B4 0D | 10110100 00001101 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 0D B4 | 00000000 00000000 00001101 10110100 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | B4 0D 00 00 | 10110100 00001101 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ප
URI Encoded
%E0%B6%B4
Description
U+0DB4, also known as Sinhala Letter Alpapraana Payanna, is a significant character within the Sinhalese writing system. This character holds a vital role in digital text, particularly for those working with the Sinhalese language. In terms of its cultural and linguistic context, it is an essential component of the Gondaramatya (Sinhala script), which is used to write the Sinhala language - an Austronesian language predominantly spoken in Sri Lanka. This character represents the phoneme /ə/, which is a mid-central vowel sound in the Sinhalese language. In terms of technical context, U+0DB4 is part of the Sinhala Extended Unicode set, which encompasses characters for the Sinhalese script and helps maintain the accuracy of digital texts when translating or working with this specific language. The accurate and precise use of such Unicode characters ensures that digital communications, publications, and software applications remain true to their intended meaning within the context of the Sinhala language.
How to type the ප symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 3508 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.