Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character අ has the Unicode code point U+0D85. 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+0D85 to binary:
00001101 10000101. 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 10000101
SINHALA LETTER AYANNA·U+0D85
අ
Character Information
Code Point
U+0D85
HEX
0D85
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E0 B6 85 | 11100000 10110110 10000101 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 0D 85 | 00001101 10000101 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 85 0D | 10000101 00001101 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 0D 85 | 00000000 00000000 00001101 10000101 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 85 0D 00 00 | 10000101 00001101 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
අ
URI Encoded
%E0%B6%85
Description
The Unicode character U+0D85, known as Sinhala Letter Ayanna, plays a significant role in the Sinhalese language. Sinhala is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the majority of people in Sri Lanka and has its own unique script system which is derived from the Brahmi script. U+0D85, or අයන්නා, is a consonant phoneme that represents the sound "ay" at the beginning of a syllable in the Sinhalese language. In digital text, it enables accurate representation and communication of Sinhala texts for speakers and learners worldwide. This character contributes to preserving the rich cultural heritage and linguistic identity of the Sinhalese people. The Sinhala script is written from left to right, and U+0D85 plays an essential part in conveying meaning and maintaining the grammatical structure of the language.
How to type the අ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 3461 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.