Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character උ has the Unicode code point U+0D8B. 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+0D8B to binary:
00001101 10001011. 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 10001011
SINHALA LETTER UYANNA·U+0D8B
උ
Character Information
Code Point
U+0D8B
HEX
0D8B
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E0 B6 8B | 11100000 10110110 10001011 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 0D 8B | 00001101 10001011 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 8B 0D | 10001011 00001101 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 0D 8B | 00000000 00000000 00001101 10001011 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 8B 0D 00 00 | 10001011 00001101 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
උ
URI Encoded
%E0%B6%8B
Description
The character U+0D8B, known as the Sinhala Letter Uyanna, holds a significant role in the Sinhalese script, which is primarily used for writing the Sinhalese language spoken by the majority ethnic group in Sri Lanka. This Unicode character serves as an essential building block in digital text, enabling accurate representation and communication of the Sinhalese written language across various electronic devices and platforms. The Uyanna character embodies a crucial aspect of the rich cultural heritage of Sri Lanka, where it contributes to the linguistic diversity and expressiveness that characterizes the nation's identity. As a technical entity, the Uyanna character is classified under the Sinhala Extended range of Unicode, reflecting its unique role in digital text representation for this particular script.
How to type the උ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 3467 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.