Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character Л has the Unicode code point U+041B. 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+041B to binary:
00000100 00011011. 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:
11010000 10011011
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER EL·U+041B
Л
Character Information
Code Point
U+041B
HEX
041B
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Uppercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | D0 9B | 11010000 10011011 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 04 1B | 00000100 00011011 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 1B 04 | 00011011 00000100 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 04 1B | 00000000 00000000 00000100 00011011 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 1B 04 00 00 | 00011011 00000100 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
Л
URI Encoded
%D0%9B
Description
U+041B, the Cyrillic Capital Letter El, is an essential character within the Unicode standard that plays a crucial role in digital text representation for the Russian language and several other Slavic languages that use the Cyrillic script. In its typical usage, it serves as a phonetic representation of the consonant sound "ɫ" or "l" with a palatalized quality, often transcribed as "lj" in the English alphabet. The character has a significant cultural and linguistic importance in Russia and neighboring countries, as it is one of the 33 alphabet characters that make up the modern Russian alphabet. Additionally, the Cyrillic script, including U+041B, is technically designed with distinct shapes for uppercase and lowercase letters, unlike many other scripts where the uppercase and lowercase forms are identical aside from case-specific modifications to the letterforms. This distinction contributes to the unique visual aesthetic of text written in languages that use the Cyrillic script.
How to type the Л symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 1051 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.