Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ʘ has the Unicode code point U+0298. 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+0298 to binary:
00000010 10011000. 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:
11001010 10011000
LATIN LETTER BILABIAL CLICK·U+0298
ʘ
Character Information
Code Point
U+0298
HEX
0298
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Lowercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | CA 98 | 11001010 10011000 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 02 98 | 00000010 10011000 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 98 02 | 10011000 00000010 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 02 98 | 00000000 00000000 00000010 10011000 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 98 02 00 00 | 10011000 00000010 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ʘ
URI Encoded
%CA%98
Description
The Unicode character U+0298, known as the Latin Letter Bilabial Click, serves a specific purpose in digital text communication. It is an alphabetical symbol used to represent a bilabial click sound, which is produced when both lips come together to create an audible "pop" or "click" noise. Although this character might not be commonly used in everyday language, it plays a crucial role in linguistic research and the study of languages that employ clicks as part of their phonetic inventory, such as certain African languages like Xhosa, Zulu, and Sotho. The Latin Letter Bilabial Click's inclusion in the Unicode Standard ensures proper representation and encoding of these sounds for accurate digital communication.
How to type the ʘ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 0664 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.