Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character z has the Unicode code point U+007A. 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+007A to binary:
01111010. 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:
01111010
LATIN SMALL LETTER Z·U+007A
z
Character Information
Code Point
U+007A
HEX
007A
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Lowercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | 7A | 01111010 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 00 7A | 00000000 01111010 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 7A 00 | 01111010 00000000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 00 7A | 00000000 00000000 00000000 01111010 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 7A 00 00 00 | 01111010 00000000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
z
URI Encoded
z
Description
The Unicode character U+007A, also known as 'z' (LATIN SMALL LETTER Z), plays a significant role in digital text, particularly in English and other Germanic languages such as Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, and Afrikaans. In this context, the character serves its traditional purpose of denoting the sound value /z/ or /dz/. 'Z' is commonly used in various fields including computing, coding, programming, and digital communications due to its distinct phonetic value. It often appears as a variable name, file name, domain name, or social media handle because of its neutrality and uniqueness. This character has been adopted in many loanwords from German and Dutch languages into English, such as "zeitgeist" (spirit of the age) and "dutch oven". Despite being relatively late to the alphabet, having originated in Old High German, 'z' has become an integral part of modern language systems. The character belongs to the Basic Latin Unicode block, which encompasses 128 essential characters that span from U+0000 to U+007F. This block is crucial to the Unicode system as it includes a wide variety of characters, including control codes and special symbols, essential for communication across multiple platforms and devices. The Basic Latin Unicode block forms the foundation upon which many other Unicode blocks are built.
How to type the z symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 0122 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.