Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ⷿ has the Unicode code point U+2DFF. 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+2DFF to binary:
00101101 11111111. 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 10110111 10111111
COMBINING CYRILLIC LETTER IOTIFIED BIG YUS·U+2DFF
ⷿ
Character Information
Code Point
U+2DFF
HEX
2DFF
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Nonspacing Mark
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 B7 BF | 11100010 10110111 10111111 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 2D FF | 00101101 11111111 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | FF 2D | 11111111 00101101 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 2D FF | 00000000 00000000 00101101 11111111 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | FF 2D 00 00 | 11111111 00101101 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ⷿ
URI Encoded
%E2%B7%BF
Description
The Unicode character U+2DFF, commonly known as the COMBINING CYRILLIC LETTER IOTIFIED BIG YUS, plays a significant role in digital text, particularly within the context of the Cyrillic script. Its primary usage is to combine with uppercase or lowercase letters in the Cyrillic alphabet to form specific characters that do not have dedicated code points in the Unicode standard. This character is essential for accurate representation and rendering of text in languages such as Russian, Bulgarian, and other Eastern European tongues that utilize the Cyrillic script. Despite its seemingly niche application, the COMBINING CYRILLIC LETTER IOTIFIED BIG YUS contributes to the correct display of thousands of words and phrases across various digital platforms, thereby facilitating communication and preserving linguistic nuances.
How to type the ⷿ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 11775 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.