Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ʦ has the Unicode code point U+02A6. 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+02A6 to binary:
00000010 10100110. 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 10100110
LATIN SMALL LETTER TS DIGRAPH·U+02A6
ʦ
Character Information
Code Point
U+02A6
HEX
02A6
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Lowercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | CA A6 | 11001010 10100110 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 02 A6 | 00000010 10100110 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | A6 02 | 10100110 00000010 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 02 A6 | 00000000 00000000 00000010 10100110 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | A6 02 00 00 | 10100110 00000010 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ʦ
URI Encoded
%CA%A6
Description
The Unicode character U+02A6, known as the Latin Small Letter Ts Digraph, primarily serves a typographic function in digital text. In various languages and scripts, it represents a combination of two letters, 't' and 's', acting as a single unit. This digraph is used to represent a specific phoneme or sound that may not be represented by the individual letters alone. It plays an important role in transcribing certain languages and dialects where this sound is unique or significant. Although it isn't widely used across all linguistic contexts, its utility lies in its ability to accurately represent these particular sounds in digital text form, enhancing communication and avoiding misinterpretation in the digital space.
How to type the ʦ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 0678 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.