Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character װ has the Unicode code point U+05F0. 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+05F0 to binary:
00000101 11110000. 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:
11010111 10110000
HEBREW LIGATURE YIDDISH DOUBLE VAV·U+05F0
װ
Character Information
Code Point
U+05F0
HEX
05F0
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | D7 B0 | 11010111 10110000 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 05 F0 | 00000101 11110000 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | F0 05 | 11110000 00000101 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 05 F0 | 00000000 00000000 00000101 11110000 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | F0 05 00 00 | 11110000 00000101 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
װ
URI Encoded
%D7%B0
Description
The Unicode character U+05F0 is known as the HEBREW LIGATURE YIDDISH DOUBLE VAV. This particular character is a ligature, which means it's formed by merging two or more characters into one. In this case, it combines two Hebrew letters, "vav" (U+05D9) and "vav" (U+05D9), that together represent a single sound in the Yiddish language. The primary usage of this ligature is within digital texts where the Yiddish language or its specific phonetic requirements are being represented, ensuring accurate pronunciation and understanding for those familiar with the language. Despite its cultural significance, it's important to note that U+05F0 is not commonly used outside of Yiddish-specific contexts, as the standard Hebrew or Latin script would usually suffice for other languages or purposes.
How to type the װ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 1520 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.