Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character î has the Unicode code point U+00EE. 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+00EE to binary:
11101110. 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 10101110
LATIN SMALL LETTER I WITH CIRCUMFLEX·U+00EE
î
Character Information
Code Point
U+00EE
HEX
00EE
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Lowercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | C3 AE | 11000011 10101110 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 00 EE | 00000000 11101110 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | EE 00 | 11101110 00000000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 00 EE | 00000000 00000000 00000000 11101110 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | EE 00 00 00 | 11101110 00000000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
î
URI Encoded
%C3%AE
Description
The Unicode character U+00EE, known as "LATIN SMALL LETTER I WITH CIRCUMFLEX," plays a significant role in various digital text formats. This character represents the lowercase French letter 'î', which differs from the English 'i' due to its unique circumflex accent above the letter. This diacritic is essential for distinguishing homophones and preserving linguistic clarity in French and other Romance languages. The LATIN SMALL LETTER I WITH CIRCUMFLEX belongs to the Latin-1 Supplement Unicode block (U+0080 to U+00FF), a versatile collection of characters that serve text formatting and typography purposes. This character set, ranging from 128 to 255, includes symbols like pilcrows (◊) and en dashes (–), which are crucial for proper formatting and presentation of written content. In terms of cultural and linguistic context, the LATIN SMALL LETTER I WITH CIRCUMFLEX is widely used in French and other Romance languages like Portuguese and Romanian. It helps maintain consistency across digital platforms by ensuring accurate representation of letters from various alphabets. In the technical realm, this character adheres to Unicode standards, a crucial element in digital text encoding systems that ensures compatibility across diverse applications.
How to type the î symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 0238 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.