LATIN CAPITAL LETTER I WITH OGONEK·U+012E

Į

Character Information

Code Point
U+012E
HEX
012E
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Uppercase Letter

Character Representations

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EncodingHexBinary
UTF8
C4 AE
11000100 10101110
UTF16 (big Endian)
01 2E
00000001 00101110
UTF16 (little Endian)
2E 01
00101110 00000001
UTF32 (big Endian)
00 00 01 2E
00000000 00000000 00000001 00101110
UTF32 (little Endian)
2E 01 00 00
00101110 00000001 00000000 00000000
HTML Entity
Į
URI Encoded
%C4%AE

Description

U+012E, or the Latin Capital Letter I with Ogonek (Ⰾ), is a unique character in Unicode that serves a specific role within digital text. The Ogonek symbol itself is derived from the Cyrillic script and represents a palatalization of the preceding consonant in various Slavic languages, such as Polish and Ukrainian. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for greater accuracy and authenticity when transcribing or translating texts from these languages into digital formats. In its usage within text, the Latin Capital Letter I with Ogonek is typically used to represent a distinct sound that is not found in many other languages. This character is crucial in linguistic contexts where accurate pronunciation and phonetics are essential for clear communication and understanding. The character has both cultural and technical significance as it reflects the unique sounds of the Polish and Ukrainian languages, enabling speakers and learners of these languages to engage with authentic text more effectively. In conclusion, U+012E, or the Latin Capital Letter I with Ogonek, is an essential character within Unicode that accurately represents a specific sound in Slavic languages such as Polish and Ukrainian. Its presence in digital text allows for greater accuracy and cultural authenticity in linguistic contexts, ensuring clear communication and understanding between speakers of these languages.

How to type the Į symbol on Windows

Hold Alt and type 0302 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.

  1. Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout

    The character Į has the Unicode code point U+012E. In UTF-8, it is encoded using 2 bytes because its codepoint is in the range of 0x0080 to 0x07ff.

    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 the x are the payload bits.

    UTF-8 Encoding bit layout by codepoint range
    Codepoint RangeBytesBit patternPayload length
    U+0000 - U+007F10xxxxxxx7 bits
    U+0080 - U+07FF2110xxxxx 10xxxxxx11 bits
    U+0800 - U+FFFF31110xxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx16 bits
    U+10000 - U+10FFFF411110xxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx21 bits
  2. Step 2: Obtain the payload bits:

    Convert the hexadecimal code point U+012E to binary: 00000001 00101110. Those are the payload bits.

  3. 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:
    11000100 10101110