Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ை has the Unicode code point U+0BC8. 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+0BC8 to binary:
00001011 11001000. 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 10101111 10001000
TAMIL VOWEL SIGN AI·U+0BC8
ை
Character Information
Code Point
U+0BC8
HEX
0BC8
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Spacing Mark
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E0 AF 88 | 11100000 10101111 10001000 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 0B C8 | 00001011 11001000 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | C8 0B | 11001000 00001011 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 0B C8 | 00000000 00000000 00001011 11001000 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | C8 0B 00 00 | 11001000 00001011 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ை
URI Encoded
%E0%AF%88
Description
U+0BC8 Tamil Vowel Sign AI is a specialized character used within the realm of digital text, primarily for typography purposes in the Tamil language. This particular character serves as one of the five vowels in the Tamil script, with AI being utilized specifically for the 'ai' sound. Its role in the Tamil language is significant due to the phonetic nature of the language, where each consonant-vowel combination has a unique meaning. U+0BC8 Tamil Vowel Sign AI plays an essential part in accurately representing words and phrases within digital text for readers and writers of Tamil, a Dravidian language predominantly spoken by approximately 64 million people across India, Sri Lanka, and Singapore. In a broader context, this character is part of the Unicode Standard, which aims to provide a unique code for every character used in human languages, thus promoting global communication and digital inclusivity.
How to type the ை symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 3016 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.