Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character W has the Unicode code point U+0057. 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+0057 to binary:
01010111. 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:
01010111
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER W·U+0057
W
Character Information
Code Point
U+0057
HEX
0057
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Uppercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | 57 | 01010111 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 00 57 | 00000000 01010111 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 57 00 | 01010111 00000000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 00 57 | 00000000 00000000 00000000 01010111 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 57 00 00 00 | 01010111 00000000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
W
URI Encoded
W
Description
The Unicode character U+0057, commonly known as the Latin Capital Letter W (W), plays a significant role in digital text, particularly in languages that use the Latin alphabet. This character represents the consonant sound /w/ and is typically utilized to denote words beginning with the "W" sound, such as "Wild", "World", or "Winter". The letter W's roots can be traced back to the Old English rune Wynn (ƿ), which also represented the same consonantal sound. In typography, W often serves as a visual anchor in word and sentence composition due to its distinctive double-peaked structure. It belongs to the Basic Latin Unicode block, which encompasses 128 essential characters that span from U+0000 to U+007F. This range includes a wide variety of characters, such as control codes and special symbols, which play indispensable roles in programming languages, text documents, and various other applications. The basic Latin Unicode block is the foundation upon which many other Unicode blocks are built, as it contains a multitude of common characters that are essential for communication across multiple platforms and devices. Despite its historical roots in the ASCII character set, the Basic Latin Unicode block has evolved to accommodate modern needs and continues to be an integral part of digital communication.
How to type the W symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 0087 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.