Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character Z has the Unicode code point U+005A. 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+005A to binary:
01011010. 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:
01011010
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Z·U+005A
Z
Character Information
Code Point
U+005A
HEX
005A
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Uppercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | 5A | 01011010 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 00 5A | 00000000 01011010 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 5A 00 | 01011010 00000000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 00 5A | 00000000 00000000 00000000 01011010 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 5A 00 00 00 | 01011010 00000000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
Z
URI Encoded
Z
Description
The Unicode character 'Z', with the codepoint U+005A (decimal 90), is a fundamental component of digital text, particularly in languages using the Latin script such as English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, among others. It is derived from the Semitic script and represents the uppercase form of the letter 'Z'. In modern usage, the character 'Z' plays a significant role in various fields including linguistics and computer science. For instance, in computational linguistics and cryptography, it often serves as a marker or delimiter for sequences of characters in encoding schemes like ASCII. The letter 'Z' is unique in the alphabet, being the last before 'A', which adds to its importance in digital text processing and communication across different languages and systems. It is part of the Basic Latin Unicode block (U+0000 to U+007F), a foundational component of the Unicode system that contains 128 essential characters, including control codes and special symbols crucial for programming languages, text documents, and various other applications. In terms of cultural and linguistic context, 'Z' has been used across many centuries in different scripts and languages. Its current usage is rooted in the Latin script, where it continues to play a vital role in written communication globally.
How to type the Z symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 0090 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.