Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ޒ has the Unicode code point U+0792. 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+0792 to binary:
00000111 10010010. 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 10010010
THAANA LETTER ZAVIYANI·U+0792
ޒ
Character Information
Code Point
U+0792
HEX
0792
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | DE 92 | 11011110 10010010 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 07 92 | 00000111 10010010 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 92 07 | 10010010 00000111 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 07 92 | 00000000 00000000 00000111 10010010 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 92 07 00 00 | 10010010 00000111 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ޒ
URI Encoded
%DE%92
Description
U+0792 Thaana Letter Zaviyan is a character in the Thaana script, an abugida writing system primarily used for the Dhivehi language of the Maldives. This script is unique in its structure and features, as it consists of 31 distinct letters, each having an inherent vowel sound, making it a consonantal abugida. Thaana script was developed around the 16th century to facilitate record-keeping for Islamic legal documents. U+0792 Thaana Letter Zaviyan represents the consonant phoneme /ʝ/, a voiced postalveolar fricative similar to the English "zh" sound. In digital text, this character is utilized to transcribe and represent various words and phrases in the Dhivehi language accurately. Its usage plays a crucial role in preserving the linguistic heritage of the Maldives and enabling communication within the community that uses this unique script.
How to type the ޒ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 1938 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.