Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character න has the Unicode code point U+0DB1. 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+0DB1 to binary:
00001101 10110001. 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 10110001
SINHALA LETTER DANTAJA NAYANNA·U+0DB1
න
Character Information
Code Point
U+0DB1
HEX
0DB1
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E0 B6 B1 | 11100000 10110110 10110001 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 0D B1 | 00001101 10110001 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | B1 0D | 10110001 00001101 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 0D B1 | 00000000 00000000 00001101 10110001 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | B1 0D 00 00 | 10110001 00001101 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
න
URI Encoded
%E0%B6%B1
Description
The Sinhala Letter Dantaja Nayanna (U+0DB1) is a significant character in the Sinhalese script, which is primarily used for writing the Sinhala language, one of the two official languages of Sri Lanka. This letter plays a crucial role in the digital representation of the Sinhala text and serves as a building block for creating words and sentences. In the Sinhala alphabet, it is categorized under the Vowel group, more specifically as a Dantaja vowel sign. Its primary position in the script is at the bottom right corner of a consonant, making it an essential part of the orthography of the Sinhala language. The Sinhala script, along with its letters and characters like U+0DB1, carries deep cultural and historical significance as it reflects the rich linguistic heritage of Sri Lanka and South Asian culture. Additionally, understanding this character is vital for digital devices and software to accurately display and process texts in the Sinhala language, highlighting the importance of Unicode standardization in global communication.
How to type the න symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 3505 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.