Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ʁ has the Unicode code point U+0281. 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+0281 to binary:
00000010 10000001. 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 10000001
LATIN LETTER SMALL CAPITAL INVERTED R·U+0281
ʁ
Character Information
Code Point
U+0281
HEX
0281
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Lowercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | CA 81 | 11001010 10000001 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 02 81 | 00000010 10000001 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 81 02 | 10000001 00000010 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 02 81 | 00000000 00000000 00000010 10000001 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 81 02 00 00 | 10000001 00000010 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ʁ
URI Encoded
%CA%81
Description
U+0281, the Latin Letter Small Capital Inverted R, is a special character in the Unicode system that represents an inverted capital Roman letter "R". While it may not be commonly used in everyday digital text, its role lies primarily in typography and design, where it can serve to create unique or artistic effects. This character's cultural, linguistic, or technical context is relatively limited, as it does not correspond to any specific language or script. However, its use demonstrates the versatility of Unicode, which aims to include a wide range of characters and symbols from various languages and scripts for accurate digital representation. The Latin Letter Small Capital Inverted R is an example of the thoroughness with which Unicode seeks to encompass diverse typographical elements in its extensive character set.
How to type the ʁ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 0641 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.