Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character x has the Unicode code point U+0078. 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+0078 to binary:
01111000. 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:
01111000
LATIN SMALL LETTER X·U+0078
x
Character Information
Code Point
U+0078
HEX
0078
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Lowercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | 78 | 01111000 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 00 78 | 00000000 01111000 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 78 00 | 01111000 00000000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 00 78 | 00000000 00000000 00000000 01111000 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 78 00 00 00 | 01111000 00000000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
x
URI Encoded
x
Description
The Unicode character U+0078, commonly referred to as LATIN SMALL LETTER X (x), plays a significant role in digital text across various languages such as English, Dutch, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, and more. In mathematical contexts, it is often used to denote unknown variables or represent the Greek letter Xi (Ξ) in certain notations. Furthermore, abbreviations like "UX" for User Experience design and "TX" for Texas state incorporate this character. Originally derived from the ancient Phoenician letter kaph, the evolution of "x" includes adaptations by the Greeks as chi (Χ) and other alphabets. Throughout history, this versatile character has found use in linguistic and cultural contexts, reflecting its importance in communication across languages and disciplines. The LATIN SMALL LETTER X resides within the Basic Latin Unicode block (U+0000 to U+007F), which encompasses 128 essential characters that form the foundation of digital text communication, including control codes, special symbols, and other common characters. This crucial component of the Unicode system allows for seamless communication across multiple platforms and devices.
How to type the x symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 0120 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.