Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ʬ has the Unicode code point U+02AC. 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+02AC to binary:
00000010 10101100. 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 10101100
LATIN LETTER BILABIAL PERCUSSIVE·U+02AC
ʬ
Character Information
Code Point
U+02AC
HEX
02AC
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Lowercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | CA AC | 11001010 10101100 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 02 AC | 00000010 10101100 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | AC 02 | 10101100 00000010 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 02 AC | 00000000 00000000 00000010 10101100 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | AC 02 00 00 | 10101100 00000010 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ʬ
URI Encoded
%CA%AC
Description
U+02AC, also known as the Latin Letter Bilabial Percussive, is a typographic character in Unicode that represents the consonant sound found in various languages. This particular symbol is not widely used in everyday digital text due to its limited application in common language scripts. Its primary role lies within linguistic and cultural contexts where it serves as an essential component of specific phonetic systems, such as the one found in the Khoisan language family spoken by indigenous communities in Southern Africa. Despite its relatively obscure presence in digital text, the Latin Letter Bilabial Percussive plays a vital role in accurately representing the unique linguistic characteristics and heritage of these languages, thereby contributing to their preservation and understanding for future generations.
How to type the ʬ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 0684 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.