Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ū has the Unicode code point U+016B. 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+016B to binary:
00000001 01101011. 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 10101011
LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH MACRON·U+016B
ū
Character Information
Code Point
U+016B
HEX
016B
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Lowercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | C5 AB | 11000101 10101011 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 01 6B | 00000001 01101011 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 6B 01 | 01101011 00000001 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 01 6B | 00000000 00000000 00000001 01101011 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 6B 01 00 00 | 01101011 00000001 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ū
URI Encoded
%C5%AB
Description
The Unicode character U+016B, known as "LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH MACRON," serves a crucial role in digital text by representing the lowercase letter 'u' with an added diacritical mark called a macron. This specific accent is a horizontal line placed above the base character, which can alter its pronunciation or meaning within certain linguistic contexts. The use of U+016B allows for greater accuracy and clarity in written communication, particularly in languages that differentiate words based on these subtle differences, such as Irish Gaelic, Old Norse, and Latin-based constructed languages. It is an essential tool in typography and digital text representation to ensure the faithful reproduction of source material across various platforms and devices.
How to type the ū symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 0363 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.