Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ŷ has the Unicode code point U+0177. 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+0177 to binary:
00000001 01110111. 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 10110111
LATIN SMALL LETTER Y WITH CIRCUMFLEX·U+0177
ŷ
Character Information
Code Point
U+0177
HEX
0177
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Lowercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | C5 B7 | 11000101 10110111 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 01 77 | 00000001 01110111 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 77 01 | 01110111 00000001 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 01 77 | 00000000 00000000 00000001 01110111 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 77 01 00 00 | 01110111 00000001 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ŷ
URI Encoded
%C5%B7
Description
U+0177, or LATIN SMALL LETTER Y WITH CIRCUMFLEX, is a Unicode character primarily used in digital text to represent the lowercase letter "y" with a circumflex accent. This diacritical mark is commonly employed in the Romanian and Moldovan languages, where it indicates a palatalization of the consonant that follows the accented vowel. In these languages, the use of U+0177 helps to convey specific phonetic distinctions essential for accurate pronunciation and comprehension. The LATIN SMALL LETTER Y WITH CIRCUMFLEX plays a crucial role in representing the unique linguistic features of these languages, contributing to their orthographic consistency and clarity.
How to type the ŷ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 0375 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.