Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ޙ has the Unicode code point U+0799. In UTF-8, it is encoded using 2 bytes because its codepoint is in the range of
0x0080to0x07ff.
Therefore we know that the UTF-8 encoding will be done over 11 bits within the final 16 bits and that it will have the format:110xxxxx 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+0799 to binary:
00000111 10011001. 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:
11011110 10011001
THAANA LETTER HHAA·U+0799
ޙ
Character Information
Code Point
U+0799
HEX
0799
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | DE 99 | 11011110 10011001 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 07 99 | 00000111 10011001 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 99 07 | 10011001 00000111 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 07 99 | 00000000 00000000 00000111 10011001 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 99 07 00 00 | 10011001 00000111 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ޙ
URI Encoded
%DE%99
Description
The Unicode character U+0799, THAANA LETTER HHAA, plays a significant role in the Thaana script used for writing the Dhivehi language spoken predominantly in the Maldives. As part of this unique abugida-based writing system, U+0799 represents a consonant that is phonetically represented as the voiceless glottal fricative [h] and can be combined with a vowel mark to create a syllable. Thaana script is known for its vertical orientation and distinctive geometric shapes, which differ from the more commonly recognized horizontal scripts like Latin or Arabic. The use of U+0799 in digital text facilitates the accurate representation and communication of the Dhivehi language on various electronic platforms and applications.
How to type the ޙ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 1945 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.