Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character Ẋ has the Unicode code point U+1E8A. 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+1E8A to binary:
00011110 10001010. 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 10111010 10001010
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER X WITH DOT ABOVE·U+1E8A
Ẋ
Character Information
Code Point
U+1E8A
HEX
1E8A
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Uppercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 BA 8A | 11100001 10111010 10001010 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 1E 8A | 00011110 10001010 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 8A 1E | 10001010 00011110 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 1E 8A | 00000000 00000000 00011110 10001010 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 8A 1E 00 00 | 10001010 00011110 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
Ẋ
URI Encoded
%E1%BA%8A
Description
U+1E8A is a unique and rarely used character in the Unicode standard, representing the Latin capital letter X with dot above (Ñ). It serves as a diacritic to modify the base character 'X' by adding an accent mark above it, resulting in a distinct visual appearance. While the use of this particular character may be uncommon in everyday digital text, it holds significance in certain cultural and linguistic contexts, primarily within regional or dialectal variations of Spanish, where it is used to represent the palatal nasal sound /ɲ/. In these languages, the accent mark distinguishes it from the base character 'X,' which typically represents a distinct sound. The accurate depiction of such characters in digital text ensures that typography and linguistic nuances are preserved across various platforms and applications, contributing to more effective communication and cultural representation online.
How to type the Ẋ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 7818 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.