Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character Æ has the Unicode code point U+00C6. 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+00C6 to binary:
11000110. 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:
11000011 10000110
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER AE·U+00C6
Æ
Character Information
Code Point
U+00C6
HEX
00C6
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Uppercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | C3 86 | 11000011 10000110 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 00 C6 | 00000000 11000110 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | C6 00 | 11000110 00000000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 00 C6 | 00000000 00000000 00000000 11000110 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | C6 00 00 00 | 11000110 00000000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
Æ
URI Encoded
%C3%86
Description
The Unicode character U+00C6, also known as the Latin Capital Letter AE (nameSlug: latin-capital-letter-ae-u-00c6), holds a crucial role in digital text. Primarily used in languages such as German, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, and Icelandic, this character represents a unique combination of the letters 'A' and 'E'. In German, for instance, it is employed to denote a distinct sound that differs from both 'A' and 'E' sounds. As part of the Latin-1 Supplement Unicode block (category: Latin-1 Supplement), U+00C6 is one of 256 characters (128 to 255) serving diverse text formatting and typography purposes. Its technical context lies in the ISO/IEC 10646 standard, which underpins digital text encoding across various systems and platforms. In terms of cultural and linguistic significance, U+00C6 plays a pivotal role in enhancing the readability and visual appeal of text documents, particularly in languages where it is utilized to represent unique phonetic sounds. The distinctive appearance of this character also contributes to its importance in typography, making it an integral aspect of digital text design and formatting.
How to type the Æ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 0198 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.