Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character K has the Unicode code point U+004B. In UTF-8, it is encoded using 1 byte because its codepoint is in the range of
0x0000to0x007f.
Therefore we know that the UTF-8 encoding will be done over 7 bits within the final 8 bits and that it will have the format:0xxxxxxx
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+004B to binary:
01001011. 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:
01001011
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER K·U+004B
K
Character Information
Code Point
U+004B
HEX
004B
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Uppercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | 4B | 01001011 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 00 4B | 00000000 01001011 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 4B 00 | 01001011 00000000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 00 4B | 00000000 00000000 00000000 01001011 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 4B 00 00 00 | 01001011 00000000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
K
URI Encoded
K
Description
The Unicode character U+004B, known as the Latin Capital Letter K (nameSlug: latin-capital-letter-k-u-004b), plays a significant role in various digital text systems. In many contexts, it represents the English phoneme /k/ in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) and denotes hard 'c' sounds. This uppercase letter is commonly used for proper nouns, initials, and abbreviations across numerous languages such as English, Dutch, German, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, and other Scandinavian languages. Technically, the Latin Capital Letter K belongs to the Latin Extended-A Unicode block (category: Basic Latin), a key component of the Unicode system that covers additional characters required for modern human language representation. Its lowercase counterpart, 'k', is represented by U+006B. While there's no cultural significance specifically attached to this character, it holds great importance in typography and digital text processing due to its wide usage across multiple languages. Despite its historical roots in the ASCII character set, the Latin Capital Letter K continues to be a vital part of digital communication, serving as an integral foundation for modern communication across various platforms and devices.
How to type the K symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 0075 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.