Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ĸ has the Unicode code point U+0138. 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+0138 to binary:
00000001 00111000. 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 10111000
LATIN SMALL LETTER KRA·U+0138
ĸ
Character Information
Code Point
U+0138
HEX
0138
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Lowercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | C4 B8 | 11000100 10111000 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 01 38 | 00000001 00111000 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 38 01 | 00111000 00000001 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 01 38 | 00000000 00000000 00000001 00111000 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 38 01 00 00 | 00111000 00000001 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ĸ
URI Encoded
%C4%B8
Description
The Unicode character U+0138 is known as "LATIN SMALL LETTER KRA." This character plays a significant role in digital text by representing the lowercase form of the letter 'K' in the Kildin Sami language, which is predominantly spoken on the Kola Peninsula in Russia. In this linguistic context, U+0138 serves as a critical component of written communication among Kildin Sami speakers. The inclusion of this character in digital text helps maintain the cultural identity and linguistic integrity of the Kildin Sami language, which is an important aspect of preserving their heritage.
How to type the ĸ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 0312 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.