LATIN CAPITAL LETTER U WITH DOUBLE ACUTE·U+0170

Ű

Character Information

Code Point
U+0170
HEX
0170
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Uppercase Letter

Character Representations

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EncodingHexBinary
UTF8
C5 B0
11000101 10110000
UTF16 (big Endian)
01 70
00000001 01110000
UTF16 (little Endian)
70 01
01110000 00000001
UTF32 (big Endian)
00 00 01 70
00000000 00000000 00000001 01110000
UTF32 (little Endian)
70 01 00 00
01110000 00000001 00000000 00000000
HTML Entity
Ű
URI Encoded
%C5%B0

Description

The Unicode character U+0170, known as "LATIN CAPITAL LETTER U WITH DOUBLE ACUTE", is a typographic symbol that serves a distinct role in digital text. This particular character is part of the Latin script and is utilized to represent the letter 'U' with two acute accents. Its primary usage lies in linguistic and technical contexts, especially in languages such as Spanish or Italian where it can be used to create words like "uú" or "ŷ". In these instances, the double acute accent serves to modify the pronunciation of the letter 'U', transforming it into a distinct phoneme. The LATIN CAPITAL LETTER U WITH DOUBLE ACUTE is also prevalent in specialized fields such as computing and coding, where it may be employed to denote unique variables or functions. The character's presence in the Unicode system ensures its compatibility across different platforms and languages, thereby facilitating global communication and data exchange. Despite its technical nature, the LATIN CAPITAL LETTER U WITH DOUBLE ACUTE has cultural implications as well. It highlights the richness and diversity of world languages that extend beyond the standard Latin alphabet. Its use in various linguistic contexts serves to maintain the integrity and expressiveness of these languages. In summary, the Unicode character U+0170, or LATIN CAPITAL LETTER U WITH DOUBLE ACUTE, plays a significant role in digital text by enabling precise representation of specific linguistic phonemes and variables in technical contexts. Its presence underscores the importance of language diversity and the ability to communicate across different platforms.

How to type the Ű symbol on Windows

Hold Alt and type 0368 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.

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

    The character Ű has the Unicode code point U+0170. 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+0170 to binary: 00000001 01110000. 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:
    11000101 10110000