Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ì has the Unicode code point U+00EC. 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+00EC to binary:
11101100. 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 10101100
LATIN SMALL LETTER I WITH GRAVE·U+00EC
ì
Character Information
Code Point
U+00EC
HEX
00EC
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Lowercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | C3 AC | 11000011 10101100 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 00 EC | 00000000 11101100 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | EC 00 | 11101100 00000000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 00 EC | 00000000 00000000 00000000 11101100 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | EC 00 00 00 | 11101100 00000000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ì
URI Encoded
%C3%AC
Description
The Unicode character U+00EC, also known as LATIN SMALL LETTER I WITH GRAVE (ì), plays a significant role in digital text, particularly in languages like French. It is an essential element that aids in accurate pronunciation and meaning conveyance by signifying the nasalized 'i' sound. The grave accent placed over the letter distinguishes it from similar characters without the accent, contributing to clear communication globally. This character is part of the Latin-1 Supplement Unicode block (128–255), a versatile collection of 256 characters designed to extend the basic Latin character set and accommodate additional symbols essential for proper text formatting and presentation. The presence of this character in Unicode ensures a universal standard for encoding text, thereby facilitating global communication. Its origin can be traced back to the Basic Multilingual Plane, which contains most common characters.
How to type the ì symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 0236 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.