Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ¢ has the Unicode code point U+00A2. 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+00A2 to binary:
10100010. 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:
11000010 10100010
CENT SIGN·U+00A2
¢
Character Information
Code Point
U+00A2
HEX
00A2
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Currency Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | C2 A2 | 11000010 10100010 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 00 A2 | 00000000 10100010 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | A2 00 | 10100010 00000000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 00 A2 | 00000000 00000000 00000000 10100010 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | A2 00 00 00 | 10100010 00000000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
¢
URI Encoded
%C2%A2
Description
The Unicode character U+00A2, also known as the Cent Sign (¢), plays a significant role in digital text, particularly in the realm of finance, commerce, and mathematics. This symbol is commonly used to denote a unit of currency in various countries, most notably for the US dollar cent and the Spanish and Portuguese real. In a historical context, it was used in British English up until the 1970s to indicate pounds, shillings, and pence (LBS). The Cent Sign is part of the Latin-1 Supplement block (U+00A0 - U+00FF), which includes other important symbols such as the Euro Sign (€) and the Pound Sterling Sign (£). This block is a versatile collection of 256 characters designed to extend the basic Latin character set, thereby enhancing the readability and overall appearance of text documents across a wide range of applications. In typography, the Cent Sign is often used in financial documents or mathematical equations to signify a particular unit or cent value. Its presence in digital text helps maintain consistency and clarity in global communication and commerce.
How to type the ¢ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 0162 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.