Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ä has the Unicode code point U+00E4. 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+00E4 to binary:
11100100. 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 10100100
LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH DIAERESIS·U+00E4
ä
Character Information
Code Point
U+00E4
HEX
00E4
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Lowercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | C3 A4 | 11000011 10100100 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 00 E4 | 00000000 11100100 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | E4 00 | 11100100 00000000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 00 E4 | 00000000 00000000 00000000 11100100 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | E4 00 00 00 | 11100100 00000000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ä
URI Encoded
%C3%A4
Description
The character U+00E4, also known as Latin Small Letter A with Diaeresis, plays a significant role in digital texts, particularly for the German language. In typography, it signifies the "ä" sound, which distinguishes between long and short forms of certain words. Notably, the diaeresis symbol (¨) over the "a" indicates that the "ä" has a unique pronunciation different from the regular "a." This is essential for accurate representation in written communication within German-speaking cultures. U+00E4 is part of the Latin-1 Supplement Unicode block, which includes characters ranging from 128 to 255 that serve various text formatting and typography purposes. Its use reflects linguistic nuances and cultural contexts, ensuring accurate representation of texts for speakers of the German language.
How to type the ä symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 0228 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.