TIBETAN CANTILLATION SIGN LIGHT BEAT·U+0FC1

Character Information

Code Point
U+0FC1
HEX
0FC1
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol

Character Representations

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EncodingHexBinary
UTF8
E0 BF 81
11100000 10111111 10000001
UTF16 (big Endian)
0F C1
00001111 11000001
UTF16 (little Endian)
C1 0F
11000001 00001111
UTF32 (big Endian)
00 00 0F C1
00000000 00000000 00001111 11000001
UTF32 (little Endian)
C1 0F 00 00
11000001 00001111 00000000 00000000
HTML Entity
࿁
URI Encoded
%E0%BF%81

Description

The Unicode character U+0FC1, known as the TIBETAN CANTILLATION SIGN LIGHT BEAT, plays a vital role in digital text by representing a specific phonetic or cantillation mark used in Tibetan texts. This character is crucial for accurate and clear representation of religious and literary works in the Tibetan language. The TIBETAN CANTILLATION SIGN LIGHT BEAT is mainly employed in transcription systems, such as the Wylie System, to indicate syllable stress or length, which is essential in maintaining the intended pronunciation and meaning in written Tibetan. Additionally, this character holds a significant position in the cultural and religious context of the Tibetan people, as it contributes to preserving their rich oral and written traditions. In summary, U+0FC1, the TIBETAN CANTILLATION SIGN LIGHT BEAT, serves as an essential tool in digital text for the accurate representation of phonetic stress and length in Tibetan language, aiding both linguists and those interested in Tibetan culture and religion.

How to type the symbol on Windows

Hold Alt and type 4033 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+0FC1. 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+0FC1 to binary: 00001111 11000001. 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 10111111 10000001