Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ඟ has the Unicode code point U+0D9F. 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+0D9F to binary:
00001101 10011111. 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 10011111
SINHALA LETTER SANYAKA GAYANNA·U+0D9F
ඟ
Character Information
Code Point
U+0D9F
HEX
0D9F
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E0 B6 9F | 11100000 10110110 10011111 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 0D 9F | 00001101 10011111 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 9F 0D | 10011111 00001101 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 0D 9F | 00000000 00000000 00001101 10011111 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 9F 0D 00 00 | 10011111 00001101 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ඟ
URI Encoded
%E0%B6%9F
Description
U+0D9F is the code point for "SINHALA LETTER SANYAKA GAYANNA" in Unicode. In digital text, this character represents a letter in the Sinhala script, which is used predominantly in Sri Lanka. The Sinhala script is an abugida system, meaning it utilizes a base consonant with inherent vowel sounds and modifying vowels are represented by diacritics. Sanyaka Gayanna is not one of the most frequently used letters in the Sinhala alphabet but holds cultural and linguistic significance for speakers of the language. It serves as an important symbol within religious, historical, and traditional contexts, especially in the Buddhist culture of Sri Lanka.
How to type the ඟ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 3487 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.