Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ̅ has the Unicode code point U+0305. In UTF-8, it is encoded using 2 bytes because its codepoint is in the range of
0x0080to0x07ff.
Therefore we know that the UTF-8 encoding will be done over 11 bits within the final 16 bits and that it will have the format:110xxxxx 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+0305 to binary:
00000011 00000101. 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:
11001100 10000101
COMBINING OVERLINE·U+0305
̅
Character Information
Code Point
U+0305
HEX
0305
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Nonspacing Mark
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | CC 85 | 11001100 10000101 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 03 05 | 00000011 00000101 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 05 03 | 00000101 00000011 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 03 05 | 00000000 00000000 00000011 00000101 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 05 03 00 00 | 00000101 00000011 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
̅
URI Encoded
%CC%85
Description
The Unicode character U+0305, known as the COMBINING OVERLINE, serves a significant role in digital typography. It is typically used to overlay a line across other characters, often for emphasis or to indicate a special pronunciation. In linguistic contexts, it's commonly employed in the Greek alphabet and several Slavic languages. For example, it is used in Serbian and Macedonian Cyrillic scripts to denote long vowels. Technically, this character is a combining mark, which means it must be combined with another base character for meaningful output. It's not a stand-alone character and doesn't occupy a position in the text flow on its own. Therefore, its use requires careful consideration of character encoding and rendering to ensure correct visual representation. In digital text processing, accurate handling of COMBINING OVERLINE and other combining marks is crucial for preserving the meaning and integrity of text content from various languages that utilize them.
How to type the ̅ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 0773 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.