Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character Ž has the Unicode code point U+017D. 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+017D to binary:
00000001 01111101. 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 10111101
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Z WITH CARON·U+017D
Ž
Character Information
Code Point
U+017D
HEX
017D
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Uppercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | C5 BD | 11000101 10111101 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 01 7D | 00000001 01111101 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 7D 01 | 01111101 00000001 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 01 7D | 00000000 00000000 00000001 01111101 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 7D 01 00 00 | 01111101 00000001 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
Ž
URI Encoded
%C5%BD
Description
U+017D, or Latin Capital Letter Z with Caron, is a typographic character that plays an essential role in representing various Slavic languages, such as Czech and Slovak. This character is primarily used within digital text to signify the pronunciation of the letter "z" when it appears at the beginning of a word or after a consonant, giving it a distinct sound that is not present in other alphabets. The Caron (ˇ), an acute accent with a small vertical stroke through it, differentiates the sound of "z" from the hard "z" sound found in English and other languages. As an important aspect of these Slavic languages' phonetic system, U+017D contributes to accurate representation and communication within these linguistic contexts, serving as a vital tool for typographers, language experts, and software developers working with these alphabets.
How to type the Ž symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 0381 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.