This is the Unicode character SINHALA SIGN CANDRABINDU, code point U+0D81 (decimal 3457) in the Sinhala block, added in Unicode 13.0. In HTML write ඁ, and in UTF-8 it is the 3 bytes E0 B6 81.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+0D81 |
| Decimal | 3457 |
| UTF-8 bytes | E0 B6 81 |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | 0D81 |
| UTF-32 | 00000D81 |
| HTML decimal | ඁ |
| HTML hex | ඁ |
| CSS | \D81 |
| JavaScript | \u0D81 |
| JSON | \u0D81 |
| Python | \u0D81 |
| Python by name | \N{SINHALA SIGN CANDRABINDU} |
| Java, C# | \u0D81 |
| Rust, Swift | \u{D81} |
| Go, C, C++ | \u0D81 |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %E0%B6%81 |
JavaScript and JSON strings store text as UTF-16, so this character is one code unit long. Python 3 strings count code points, so its length there is 1.
Properties
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | SINHALA SIGN CANDRABINDU |
| Code point | U+0D81 (decimal 3457) |
| Block | Sinhala (U+0D80–U+0DFF) |
| General category | Mn: Non-spacing mark |
| Script | Sinhala |
| Bidirectional class | NSM: Non-spacing mark |
| Mirrored in right-to-left text | No |
| First in Unicode version | 13.0 |
Nearby in Sinhala
- U+0D82 Sinhala Sign Anusvaraya
- U+0D83 Sinhala Sign Visargaya
- අ U+0D85 Sinhala Letter Ayanna
- ආ U+0D86 Sinhala Letter Aayanna
- ඇ U+0D87 Sinhala Letter Aeyanna
- ඈ U+0D88 Sinhala Letter Aeeyanna
- ඉ U+0D89 Sinhala Letter Iyanna
- ඊ U+0D8A Sinhala Letter Iiyanna
All 91 characters: Sinhala.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for SINHALA SIGN CANDRABINDU?
- Use ඁ (decimal) or ඁ (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+0D81?
- E0 B6 81 (hex), 3 bytes. In a URL it is %E0%B6%81.
- How do I write U+0D81 in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u0D81. Python: \u0D81.
Source
Unicode Character Database 18.0.0 (Unicode License v3); HTML entity names from the WHATWG HTML Standard (CC BY 4.0). The encodings above are computed from the code point and checked against Python's encoders. How the character looks depends on your fonts.
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