Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character и has the Unicode code point U+0438. 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+0438 to binary:
00000100 00111000. 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 10111000
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER I·U+0438
и
Character Information
Code Point
U+0438
HEX
0438
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Lowercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | D0 B8 | 11010000 10111000 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 04 38 | 00000100 00111000 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 38 04 | 00111000 00000100 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 04 38 | 00000000 00000000 00000100 00111000 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 38 04 00 00 | 00111000 00000100 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
и
URI Encoded
%D0%B8
Description
The character U+0438 in Unicode is represented by "CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER I" (lowercase i), a letter of the Cyrillic script. This character plays a vital role in digital text, particularly in languages that use the Cyrillic alphabet, such as Russian, Bulgarian, and Ukrainian. In these languages, it represents a voiced palatal fricative consonant sound /ʲ/, similar to the English "y" sound at the beginning of words like "yes" or "you." The Cyrillic script has its roots in the 9th century when Saints Cyril and Methodius created the Glagolitic alphabet, which later evolved into the modern Cyrillic script used today. U+0438 "CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER I" is part of the Extended Cyrillic Unicode block (U+0400 to U+04FF), which encompasses characters for numerous languages that use the Cyrillic alphabet, including Belarusian, Macedonian, and Serbian. This character's significance lies in its contribution to written communication across various cultures, promoting linguistic diversity and facilitating understanding among speakers of different languages using the Cyrillic script.
How to type the и symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 1080 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.