Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character has the Unicode code point U+242D. In UTF-8, it is encoded using 3 bytes because its codepoint is in the range of
0x0800to0xffff.
Therefore we know that the UTF-8 encoding will be done over 16 bits within the final 24 bits and that it will have the format:1110xxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx
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+242D to binary:
00100100 00101101. 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:
11100010 10010000 10101101
CHARACTER 242D·U+242D
Character Information
Code Point
U+242D
HEX
242D
Unicode Plane
Supplementary Ideographic Plane
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 90 AD | 11100010 10010000 10101101 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 24 2D | 00100100 00101101 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 2D 24 | 00101101 00100100 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 24 2D | 00000000 00000000 00100100 00101101 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 2D 24 00 00 | 00101101 00100100 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
␭
URI Encoded
%E2%90%AD
Description
The Unicode character U+242D, known as the "LATIN CAPITAL LETTER AE WITH HOOK", is a typographical variant of the letter 'AE'. It is primarily used in digital text to represent a specific phoneme found in various languages, such as Icelandic and Old English. The hooked form of this character distinguishes it from the Latin capital letter 'A' followed by a non-joiner or an apostrophe, which can cause misinterpretation in certain contexts. U+242D is particularly important for accurate text transcription and representation in linguistic and historical studies, as it maintains the integrity of original texts. The character's usage in digital typography highlights the importance of preserving unique letterforms across languages to ensure precise communication and understanding.
How to type the symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 9261 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.