Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ũ has the Unicode code point U+0169. 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+0169 to binary:
00000001 01101001. 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 10101001
LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH TILDE·U+0169
ũ
Character Information
Code Point
U+0169
HEX
0169
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Lowercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | C5 A9 | 11000101 10101001 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 01 69 | 00000001 01101001 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 69 01 | 01101001 00000001 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 01 69 | 00000000 00000000 00000001 01101001 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 69 01 00 00 | 01101001 00000001 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ũ
URI Encoded
%C5%A9
Description
The character U+0169, Latin Small Letter U with Tilde (Ỹ), plays a significant role in digital text as it is used to represent the letter "u" with an acute accent, as found in various languages such as Galician, Portuguese, and some African languages. This letter is crucial for accurate language representation in digital communication, which helps maintain linguistic integrity across different platforms and software applications. The use of U+0169 ensures that written content remains true to its original intent, aiding in the preservation of cultural context and meaning. In technical terms, this character is part of the Latin Extended-A Unicode block, which covers additional characters necessary for writing various languages beyond those covered by the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP) of Unicode. Overall, U+0169 contributes to the richness and diversity of global digital communication by providing a means to represent specific phonetic sounds and cultural nuances in written form.
How to type the ũ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 0361 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.