Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character Ṽ has the Unicode code point U+1E7C. In UTF-8, it is encoded using 3 bytes because its codepoint is in the range of
0x0800to0xffff.
Therefore we know that the UTF-8 encoding will be done over 16 bits within the final 24 bits and that it will have the format:1110xxxx 10xxxxxx 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+1E7C to binary:
00011110 01111100. 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:
11100001 10111001 10111100
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER V WITH TILDE·U+1E7C
Ṽ
Character Information
Code Point
U+1E7C
HEX
1E7C
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Uppercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 B9 BC | 11100001 10111001 10111100 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 1E 7C | 00011110 01111100 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 7C 1E | 01111100 00011110 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 1E 7C | 00000000 00000000 00011110 01111100 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 7C 1E 00 00 | 01111100 00011110 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
Ṽ
URI Encoded
%E1%B9%BC
Description
U+1E7C, known as Latin Capital Letter V with Tilde (Ṅ), is a unique character in the Unicode standard used in digital text. It primarily serves to represent the voiced bilabial fricative consonant sound 'v' with a tilde accent, which is found in certain languages like Galician and Portuguese. The tilde accent indicates a distinctive phonetic or grammatical feature that distinguishes this character from the standard Latin Capital V (Ṁ). The use of U+1E7C is vital in linguistic contexts where these distinctions are crucial for accurate communication, as they represent different sounds and meanings within the respective languages. This Unicode character demonstrates how the standard can adapt to accommodate unique cultural and linguistic nuances, enriching digital text representation across diverse regions and languages.
How to type the Ṽ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 7804 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.