Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ḱ has the Unicode code point U+1E31. 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+1E31 to binary:
00011110 00110001. 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 10111000 10110001
LATIN SMALL LETTER K WITH ACUTE·U+1E31
ḱ
Character Information
Code Point
U+1E31
HEX
1E31
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Lowercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 B8 B1 | 11100001 10111000 10110001 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 1E 31 | 00011110 00110001 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 31 1E | 00110001 00011110 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 1E 31 | 00000000 00000000 00011110 00110001 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 31 1E 00 00 | 00110001 00011110 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ḱ
URI Encoded
%E1%B8%B1
Description
The Unicode character U+1E31, known as the "LATIN SMALL LETTER K WITH ACUTE", is a typographic symbol commonly used in digital text to represent a modified version of the lowercase letter 'k'. This symbol is part of the Latin Extended-A (LatnExtendedA) Unicode block, which contains characters primarily used for European languages and other non-Latin scripts. In certain linguistic contexts, the U+1E31 character serves a vital role in differentiating words or phrases that might otherwise be confused with standard lowercase 'k'. The acute accent (ˇ) placed above the letter 'k' indicates a distinct pronunciation or meaning specific to the language employing this character. As an expert in Unicode and typography, it is important to recognize that accurate usage of U+1E31 contributes to clear communication and minimizes potential misinterpretation in digital text.
How to type the ḱ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 7729 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.