Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ྨ has the Unicode code point U+0FA8. 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+0FA8 to binary:
00001111 10101000. 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 10111110 10101000
TIBETAN SUBJOINED LETTER MA·U+0FA8
ྨ
Character Information
Code Point
U+0FA8
HEX
0FA8
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Nonspacing Mark
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E0 BE A8 | 11100000 10111110 10101000 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 0F A8 | 00001111 10101000 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | A8 0F | 10101000 00001111 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 0F A8 | 00000000 00000000 00001111 10101000 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | A8 0F 00 00 | 10101000 00001111 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ྨ
URI Encoded
%E0%BE%A8
Description
The character U+0FA8, also known as TIBETAN SUBJOINED LETTER MA, is a crucial element within the Tibetan script. In digital text, it serves to represent the 'M' or 'MA' sound in the Tibetan language. This letter plays an essential role in transcribing the classical Tibetan literature, religious texts, and modern works alike. The TIBETAN SUBJOINED LETTER MA is part of the larger Unicode Standard, which aims to provide a unique code for every character, symbol or emoji, enabling seamless communication across diverse languages and cultures on digital platforms.
How to type the ྨ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 4008 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.