Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ධ has the Unicode code point U+0DB0. 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+0DB0 to binary:
00001101 10110000. 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 10110000
SINHALA LETTER MAHAAPRAANA DAYANNA·U+0DB0
ධ
Character Information
Code Point
U+0DB0
HEX
0DB0
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E0 B6 B0 | 11100000 10110110 10110000 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 0D B0 | 00001101 10110000 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | B0 0D | 10110000 00001101 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 0D B0 | 00000000 00000000 00001101 10110000 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | B0 0D 00 00 | 10110000 00001101 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ධ
URI Encoded
%E0%B6%B0
Description
U+0DB0 is the Unicode code point for the Sinhala letter 'හ', known as Mahaapraana Dayanna in the Sinhala script. This character plays a significant role in digital text, particularly within the context of the Sri Lankan language, Sinhalese. In written form, it is part of a 16-letter alphabet that encompasses both consonants and vowels. Each letter is associated with a unique sound or phoneme. Mahaapraana Dayanna represents an aspirated voiceless dental fricative (IPA: [θ]) in the International Phonetic Alphabet. As part of Sinhalese, which has its roots in ancient India, U+0DB0 contributes to a language that is spoken by approximately 16 million people, mainly in Sri Lanka and the surrounding regions. Sinhala is an Indo-Aryan language and is one of the two official languages of Sri Lanka, the other being Tamil. In digital text, U+0DB0 ensures accurate representation of the Sinhalese script, thereby preserving the linguistic integrity and cultural identity of the users who employ it. Furthermore, Unicode provides interoperability and consistency in encoding, facilitating better understanding, searchability, and exchange of information among various software applications and platforms worldwide.
How to type the ධ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 3504 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.