Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ij has the Unicode code point U+0133. 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+0133 to binary:
00000001 00110011. 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 10110011
LATIN SMALL LIGATURE IJ·U+0133
ij
Character Information
Code Point
U+0133
HEX
0133
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Lowercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | C4 B3 | 11000100 10110011 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 01 33 | 00000001 00110011 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 33 01 | 00110011 00000001 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 01 33 | 00000000 00000000 00000001 00110011 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 33 01 00 00 | 00110011 00000001 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ij
URI Encoded
%C4%B3
Description
The Unicode character U+0133, known as LATIN SMALL LIGATURE IJ, plays a significant role in digital typography by providing an accurate representation of the ligature commonly found in various Latin scripts. It is a typographical union of two lowercase letters 'i' and 'j', which are combined to form a single character. This ligature is particularly used to represent the sound [ɨ] in some languages, such as Dutch, and is prevalent in historical and classical texts. The LATIN SMALL LIGATURE IJ helps preserve the integrity of these texts by providing an accurate representation of the original script, thereby aiding in accurate digital transcription and preservation.
How to type the ij symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 0307 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.