Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character Š has the Unicode code point U+0160. 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+0160 to binary:
00000001 01100000. 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:
11000101 10100000
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER S WITH CARON·U+0160
Š
Character Information
Code Point
U+0160
HEX
0160
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Uppercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | C5 A0 | 11000101 10100000 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 01 60 | 00000001 01100000 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 60 01 | 01100000 00000001 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 01 60 | 00000000 00000000 00000001 01100000 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 60 01 00 00 | 01100000 00000001 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
Š
URI Encoded
%C5%A0
Description
U+0160, Latin Capital Letter S with Caron, is a typographical character used in various digital texts to represent the acute accentuated form of the letter "S" in multiple languages. It plays a significant role in the Czech, Slovak, and some other Slavic languages, where it is used to denote the distinction between the regular "S" sound and the "š" sound. The caron (ˇ) is a diacritical mark that gives an accent to the base letter, thus creating a unique phoneme in these languages. In terms of digital typography, U+0160 helps preserve linguistic accuracy and allows for proper representation of words and phrases in their native forms, facilitating smoother communication and understanding between speakers and readers of these languages. This character ensures the preservation of cultural context and supports the correct pronunciation and interpretation of words, thus playing a crucial role in digital text production and display.
How to type the Š symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 0352 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.