Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ந has the Unicode code point U+0BA8. 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+0BA8 to binary:
00001011 10101000. 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 10101000
TAMIL LETTER NA·U+0BA8
ந
Character Information
Code Point
U+0BA8
HEX
0BA8
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E0 AE A8 | 11100000 10101110 10101000 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 0B A8 | 00001011 10101000 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | A8 0B | 10101000 00001011 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 0B A8 | 00000000 00000000 00001011 10101000 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | A8 0B 00 00 | 10101000 00001011 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ந
URI Encoded
%E0%AE%A8
Description
The Tamil letter ன் (U+0BA8) is an essential character within the Tamil script, a Dravidian language predominantly spoken in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the northern region of Sri Lanka. In digital text, this character serves as a crucial component for accurate representation of written Tamil, contributing to its rich linguistic heritage that spans over 2000 years. As part of the TSCII (Tamil Script Code for Information Interchange) encoding scheme and later integrated into the Unicode Standard, U+0BA8 plays a vital role in facilitating the seamless exchange of Tamil text across digital platforms, fostering cultural understanding and preserving linguistic identity in an increasingly interconnected world.
How to type the ந symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 2984 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.