Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ш has the Unicode code point U+0448. 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+0448 to binary:
00000100 01001000. 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:
11010001 10001000
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER SHA·U+0448
ш
Character Information
Code Point
U+0448
HEX
0448
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Lowercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | D1 88 | 11010001 10001000 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 04 48 | 00000100 01001000 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 48 04 | 01001000 00000100 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 04 48 | 00000000 00000000 00000100 01001000 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 48 04 00 00 | 01001000 00000100 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ш
URI Encoded
%D1%88
Description
The Unicode character U+0448 is designated as the "CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER SHA." In its typical usage in digital text, it represents a lowercase Cyrillic letter 'ша' that is used in several Slavic languages, such as Russian, Ukrainian, and Bulgarian. This letter plays an essential role in the written forms of these languages by serving as a phonetic symbol for the voiced postalveolar fricative sound /ʃ/. Its cultural, linguistic, and technical significance lies in its contribution to the development and maintenance of the Cyrillic script, which has been in use since the First Bulgarian Empire (circa 800-1000 AD). In today's digital age, U+0448 enables accurate representation of the Cyrillic alphabet across various electronic platforms, ensuring clear communication and preserving linguistic heritage for millions of speakers worldwide.
How to type the ш symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 1096 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.