Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ı has the Unicode code point U+0131. 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+0131 to binary:
00000001 00110001. 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:
11000100 10110001
LATIN SMALL LETTER DOTLESS I·U+0131
ı
Character Information
Code Point
U+0131
HEX
0131
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Lowercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | C4 B1 | 11000100 10110001 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 01 31 | 00000001 00110001 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 31 01 | 00110001 00000001 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 01 31 | 00000000 00000000 00000001 00110001 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 31 01 00 00 | 00110001 00000001 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ı
URI Encoded
%C4%B1
Description
The Unicode character U+0131 represents the "LATIN SMALL LETTER DOTLESS I" (ḑ). This letter is primarily used in various Central and Eastern European languages, such as Old Church Slavonic, Slovak, Czech, and some regional dialects. In these languages, it holds a significant role in differentiating phonetic sounds and maintaining linguistic accuracy. The dotless "i" serves to distinguish the short 'i' sound from the long 'e' sound or the long 'i' sound found in other alphabets. As digital communication continues to expand, the character U+0131 has become an essential element for preserving and accurately translating these linguistic nuances across different devices and platforms. This ensures that content remains culturally sensitive and linguistically precise, contributing to a better understanding of diverse languages and dialects.
How to type the ı symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 0305 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.