Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ɯ has the Unicode code point U+026F. 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+026F to binary:
00000010 01101111. 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 10101111
LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED M·U+026F
ɯ
Character Information
Code Point
U+026F
HEX
026F
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Lowercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | C9 AF | 11001001 10101111 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 02 6F | 00000010 01101111 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 6F 02 | 01101111 00000010 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 02 6F | 00000000 00000000 00000010 01101111 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 6F 02 00 00 | 01101111 00000010 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ɯ
URI Encoded
%C9%AF
Description
U+026F, also known as "LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED M", is a typographical character in the Unicode Standard, which represents an alternate form of the lowercase letter 'm'. This character is not widely used in everyday digital text and its usage is typically limited to specialized contexts. It is often employed in typography for various design purposes such as creating unique visual elements or alternates for the regular lowercase 'm'. In some cultural or historical scripts, it may have specific roles, but these are not widespread or well-known outside of niche areas. The LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED M does not carry any inherent linguistic meaning and is purely a stylistic choice for designers and typographers. Its main purpose lies in the realm of visual design rather than functional communication.
How to type the ɯ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 0623 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.