Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ž has the Unicode code point U+017E. 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+017E to binary:
00000001 01111110. 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 10111110
LATIN SMALL LETTER Z WITH CARON·U+017E
ž
Character Information
Code Point
U+017E
HEX
017E
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Lowercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | C5 BE | 11000101 10111110 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 01 7E | 00000001 01111110 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 7E 01 | 01111110 00000001 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 01 7E | 00000000 00000000 00000001 01111110 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 7E 01 00 00 | 01111110 00000001 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ž
URI Encoded
%C5%BE
Description
U+017E is the Unicode character code for "LATIN SMALL LETTER Z WITH CARON." This special character is typically used in digital text to represent a modified version of the letter 'z' as found in certain languages, specifically those that use the Latin alphabet with diacritical marks. In linguistic and cultural contexts, this character is particularly significant for the Czech and Slovak languages, where it represents the distinct phoneme /ʒ/. By using the caron (ˇ), which is a hook-shaped diacritic mark placed above the letter 'z', it differentiates between the sounds of 'z' in these languages and those found in other languages that use the Latin alphabet. The character U+017E plays an essential role in maintaining accurate pronunciation and meaning in text written in Czech or Slovak, ensuring clear communication and proper grammar.
How to type the ž symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 0382 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.