Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ḿ has the Unicode code point U+1E3F. 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+1E3F to binary:
00011110 00111111. 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 10111111
LATIN SMALL LETTER M WITH ACUTE·U+1E3F
ḿ
Character Information
Code Point
U+1E3F
HEX
1E3F
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Lowercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 B8 BF | 11100001 10111000 10111111 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 1E 3F | 00011110 00111111 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 3F 1E | 00111111 00011110 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 1E 3F | 00000000 00000000 00011110 00111111 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 3F 1E 00 00 | 00111111 00011110 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ḿ
URI Encoded
%E1%B8%BF
Description
The Unicode character U+1E3F, known as LATIN SMALL LETTER M WITH ACUTE, holds a significant role in digital text by representing the letter 'm' with an acute accent in various languages that use the Latin script. This specific diacritical mark is commonly found in Romance languages such as French and Spanish, where it serves to indicate pronunciation or to differentiate words with the same base letters but distinct meanings. For instance, in French, 'm' with an acute accent denotes a nasalized 'm' sound, while in Spanish, it can be used to distinguish between 'm' and the homoglyph 'n'. In digital typography, U+1E3F ensures accurate representation of these nuances, thereby facilitating clear communication and reducing potential misunderstandings.
How to type the ḿ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 7743 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.