Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ī has the Unicode code point U+012B. 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+012B to binary:
00000001 00101011. 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 10101011
LATIN SMALL LETTER I WITH MACRON·U+012B
ī
Character Information
Code Point
U+012B
HEX
012B
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Lowercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | C4 AB | 11000100 10101011 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 01 2B | 00000001 00101011 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 2B 01 | 00101011 00000001 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 01 2B | 00000000 00000000 00000001 00101011 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 2B 01 00 00 | 00101011 00000001 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ī
URI Encoded
%C4%AB
Description
U+012B, the Latin Small Letter I with Macron, is a typographical character primarily used in digital text to denote a lowercase 'i' with a horizontal line running through its center. In various contexts, it serves as a phonetic indicator, an orthographic marking, or a symbol for emphasis. The character has significant use in linguistic fields such as Celtic studies and the Romanian language, where it represents a distinct pronunciation of 'i' in certain words and dialects. It is also employed in technical writing, specifically in Unicode standards, to distinguish between similar-looking characters like 'i' and 'l'. By adding clarity and precision to written content, U+012B plays an essential role in digital text representation and communication.
How to type the ī symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 0299 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.