Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character has the Unicode code point U+0BAB. 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+0BAB to binary:
00001011 10101011. 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 10101110 10101011
CHARACTER 0BAB·U+0BAB
Character Information
Code Point
U+0BAB
HEX
0BAB
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E0 AE AB | 11100000 10101110 10101011 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 0B AB | 00001011 10101011 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | AB 0B | 10101011 00001011 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 0B AB | 00000000 00000000 00001011 10101011 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | AB 0B 00 00 | 10101011 00001011 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
஫
URI Encoded
%E0%AE%AB
Description
The Unicode character U+0BAB represents the letter 'Ə' (Apostrophe with hook above). This letter is commonly used in various languages like Azerbaijani, Georgian, and Turkish, among others. In digital text, it serves a significant role by differentiating words that might otherwise be indistinguishable. The character has been in use since the early 20th century, with the first recorded appearance of 'Ə' in the Georgian language. Its usage in typography varies depending on the language and context, but generally, it helps to avoid ambiguity and confusion within written text. In linguistic terms, it is an important symbol as it distinguishes between two phonemes that are homographs (words with different pronunciations but identical orthographic forms). Thus, U+0BAB plays a crucial role in the proper representation of languages that utilize this unique letter.
How to type the symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 2987 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.