THAI CHARACTER PHO PHUNG·U+0E1C

Character Information

Code Point
U+0E1C
HEX
0E1C
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter

Character Representations

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EncodingHexBinary
UTF8
E0 B8 9C
11100000 10111000 10011100
UTF16 (big Endian)
0E 1C
00001110 00011100
UTF16 (little Endian)
1C 0E
00011100 00001110
UTF32 (big Endian)
00 00 0E 1C
00000000 00000000 00001110 00011100
UTF32 (little Endian)
1C 0E 00 00
00011100 00001110 00000000 00000000
HTML Entity
ผ
URI Encoded
%E0%B8%9C

Description

U+0E1C, known as the Thai Character Pho Phung, is a crucial element within the Thai language's script system. Its typical role in digital text is to represent the specific phonetic or semantic nuances that are unique to the Thai language. Being part of the Unicode Standard, it enables efficient encoding and decoding of data across various platforms, fostering seamless communication. In its cultural context, Pho Phung is significant for preserving the rich linguistic heritage of Thailand. It also plays a vital role in maintaining the authenticity of digital text documents in Thai, supporting accurate translation and preserving the original meaning. This Unicode character demonstrates the technical prowess behind modern language encoding systems, which continue to develop as part of our globalized world.

How to type the symbol on Windows

Hold Alt and type 3612 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.

  1. Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout

    The character has the Unicode code point U+0E1C. In UTF-8, it is encoded using 3 bytes because its codepoint is in the range of 0x0800 to 0xffff.

    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 the x are the payload bits.

    UTF-8 Encoding bit layout by codepoint range
    Codepoint RangeBytesBit patternPayload length
    U+0000 - U+007F10xxxxxxx7 bits
    U+0080 - U+07FF2110xxxxx 10xxxxxx11 bits
    U+0800 - U+FFFF31110xxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx16 bits
    U+10000 - U+10FFFF411110xxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx21 bits
  2. Step 2: Obtain the payload bits:

    Convert the hexadecimal code point U+0E1C to binary: 00001110 00011100. Those are the payload bits.

  3. 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 10111000 10011100