Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ø has the Unicode code point U+00F8. 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+00F8 to binary:
11111000. 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 10111000
LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH STROKE·U+00F8
ø
Character Information
Code Point
U+00F8
HEX
00F8
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Lowercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | C3 B8 | 11000011 10111000 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 00 F8 | 00000000 11111000 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | F8 00 | 11111000 00000000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 00 F8 | 00000000 00000000 00000000 11111000 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | F8 00 00 00 | 11111000 00000000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ø
URI Encoded
%C3%B8
Description
The Unicode character U+00F8, represented as ø, is a significant typographic symbol within the Latin alphabet. Known as "LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH STROKE," this character holds cultural, linguistic, and technical significance, particularly in the Nordic languages such as Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, and Faroese. It serves to denote the sound 'ɔ,' which lies between 'o' and 'æ.' In a digital text context, it is used as a regular alphabetic character but its unique stroke distinguishes it from other Latin letters. This character is essential in maintaining the distinct phonetics of Nordic dialects, contributing to their regional identity. From a technical perspective, U+00F8 belongs to the ISO/IEC 10646 international standard for encoding characters. This encompasses over 125,000 characters from various writing systems and scripts across the world, ensuring accurate and consistent representation of text in digital formats. The LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH STROKE is part of the Latin-1 Supplement Unicode block (range: 128 to 255). This versatile collection of characters includes essential symbols for proper formatting and presentation of written content, enhancing readability and visual appeal. Its inclusion in this block extends the basic Latin character set to accommodate additional symbols, thus improving the quality of text documents across a wide range of applications.
How to type the ø symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 0248 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.