Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character h has the Unicode code point U+0068. 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+0068 to binary:
01101000. 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:
01101000
LATIN SMALL LETTER H·U+0068
h
Character Information
Code Point
U+0068
HEX
0068
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Lowercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | 68 | 01101000 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 00 68 | 00000000 01101000 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 68 00 | 01101000 00000000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 00 68 | 00000000 00000000 00000000 01101000 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 68 00 00 00 | 01101000 00000000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
h
URI Encoded
h
Description
The Unicode character U+0068, commonly known as the "LATIN SMALL LETTER H," is a fundamental element of digital text systems worldwide. Primarily serving to represent the English-language phoneme /h/, this character is found in words like "house," "hat," and "hour." Beyond its prevalence in English, it can also be spotted across numerous languages that use Latin script, such as French, Spanish, and Italian. Originating from the Basic Latin Unicode block (U+0000 to U+007F), this character is part of the most common characters range (0-65535) in the Basic Multilingual Plane. The Basic Latin Unicode block is the foundation upon which many other Unicode blocks are built, and it contains characters essential for communication across multiple platforms and devices. While its roots lie in the ASCII character set, this character has adapted to accommodate modern needs as part of the Unicode system. Its usage ensures linguistic accuracy and facilitates global communication through digital platforms and electronic documentation.
How to type the h symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 0104 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.