Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ɣ has the Unicode code point U+0263. 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+0263 to binary:
00000010 01100011. 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:
11001001 10100011
LATIN SMALL LETTER GAMMA·U+0263
ɣ
Character Information
Code Point
U+0263
HEX
0263
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Lowercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | C9 A3 | 11001001 10100011 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 02 63 | 00000010 01100011 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 63 02 | 01100011 00000010 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 02 63 | 00000000 00000000 00000010 01100011 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 63 02 00 00 | 01100011 00000010 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ɣ
URI Encoded
%C9%A3
Description
U+0263 is the Unicode representation of the Latin Small Letter Gamma (ḿ). It is commonly used in various applications for its visual distinctiveness and to avoid confusion with similar characters in digital text. The glyph finds its roots in the Greek alphabet, where it served as the third letter, representing a voiced velar fricative or a voiced postalveolar fricative sound. Despite not having an active role in any modern language, U+0263 remains significant for typography enthusiasts and those studying linguistic history. Its use in digital text often signifies unique character sets or emphasizes certain linguistic contexts where its distinctiveness proves beneficial.
How to type the ɣ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 0611 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.