Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ₵ has the Unicode code point U+20B5. 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+20B5 to binary:
00100000 10110101. 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 10000010 10110101
CEDI SIGN·U+20B5
₵
Character Information
Code Point
U+20B5
HEX
20B5
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Currency Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 82 B5 | 11100010 10000010 10110101 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 20 B5 | 00100000 10110101 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | B5 20 | 10110101 00100000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 20 B5 | 00000000 00000000 00100000 10110101 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | B5 20 00 00 | 10110101 00100000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
₵
URI Encoded
%E2%82%B5
Description
The Unicode character U+20B5, known as the CEDI SIGN, is a specialized currency symbol used primarily in digital text to represent the Central African CFA Franc, the official currency of several countries in West and Central Africa. It is a subunit of the CFA Franc and is equivalent to one-one hundredth of the CFA Franc. Although not widely known outside of the region where it is used, the CEDI SIGN plays an important role in digital financial transactions and documentation within these countries. In terms of typography, the CEDI SIGN is part of the Currency Symbols block in Unicode, which contains symbols for various currencies from around the world. Its inclusion in this block emphasizes its importance as a symbol for a major world currency.
How to type the ₵ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 8373 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.