Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ӕ has the Unicode code point U+04D5. 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+04D5 to binary:
00000100 11010101. 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:
11010011 10010101
CYRILLIC SMALL LIGATURE A IE·U+04D5
ӕ
Character Information
Code Point
U+04D5
HEX
04D5
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Lowercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | D3 95 | 11010011 10010101 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 04 D5 | 00000100 11010101 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | D5 04 | 11010101 00000100 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 04 D5 | 00000000 00000000 00000100 11010101 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | D5 04 00 00 | 11010101 00000100 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ӕ
URI Encoded
%D3%95
Description
The Unicode character U+04D5 is known as CYRILLIC SMALL LIGATURE A IE. This character is typically used in digital text for representing a specific combination of Cyrillic letters in certain languages, primarily Russian and other Slavic languages that use the Cyrillic script. It is a ligature, which means it combines two or more characters into a single glyph to improve readability or aesthetics. In this case, U+04D5 represents the combination of "A" and "IE". The "A" in CYRILLIC SMALL LIGATURE A IE refers to the Cyrillic letter А (U+0430), while the "IE" stands for the Cyrillic letters И (U+0418) and Е (U+0431). The usage of this ligature is primarily seen in digital texts, such as those found in word processing documents or websites using Cyrillic script. Although it may not have a significant role in everyday written language, its inclusion in the Unicode character set provides consistency and clarity for typography enthusiasts, linguists, and those working with languages that use the Cyrillic script.
How to type the ӕ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 1237 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.