Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character හ has the Unicode code point U+0DC4. 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+0DC4 to binary:
00001101 11000100. 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 10110111 10000100
SINHALA LETTER HAYANNA·U+0DC4
හ
Character Information
Code Point
U+0DC4
HEX
0DC4
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E0 B7 84 | 11100000 10110111 10000100 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 0D C4 | 00001101 11000100 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | C4 0D | 11000100 00001101 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 0D C4 | 00000000 00000000 00001101 11000100 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | C4 0D 00 00 | 11000100 00001101 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
හ
URI Encoded
%E0%B7%84
Description
The Unicode character U+0DC4, known as Sinhala Letter Hayanna, plays a vital role in the digital representation of the Sinhalese language. Sinhala, an Austroasiatic language predominantly spoken in Sri Lanka, is part of the Indo-Aryan branch of languages. This character holds great cultural and linguistic significance as it represents a unique letter that distinguishes Sinhala from other languages. In digital text, U+0DC4 is typically used to encode this specific phoneme in written Sinhalese language, which enables accurate communication across different platforms. Although there may not be notable technical contexts surrounding this character, its importance in preserving and propagating the Sinhalese language through digital mediums cannot be understated.
How to type the හ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 3524 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.